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Booking photo courtesy of the Pike County Sheriff's Office
ZEBULON - On Thursday, September 19, 2024 about 3:14 p.m., Pike County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to a fight call in front of Pike County Elementary School. One person was injured, and the attacker was arrested and taken to the Pike County Jail.
According to witnesses, 36 year old Robert Ledford from Molena, got out of his vehicle and punched the victim, Charlton Boyt from Zebulon, through his open window and attempted to pull him out of the vehicle.Ledford stated that he was upset that the vehicle had cut him off so he got out and confronted the victim.
An 8 year old child was a passenger in the victim’s vehicle and witnessed the assault.
The victim sought medical treatment at the hospital after the incident. According to medical documentation provided to Pike County Times, Boyt was diagnosed with injury of head, strain of neck muscle, facial pain, strain of right shoulder, neck pain, and concussion without loss of consciousness from the assault. [Note from the Editor: This last sentence was reworded to show where the information came from and to make it more clear.]
Ledford was arrested and charged with Battery and Cruelty to Children in the 3rd Degree. Both are misdemeanor charges and follow state statutes.
Ledford has since been released on a $3,000 bond that includes no contact with the alleged victim or witnesses, no possession of firearms or ammo "in any location or capacity" during the pendency of this case, and no violations of the law.
Ledford previously served at the Henry County Sheriff's Office as a Jail Officer and a Deputy Sheriff, Henry County Police Department as a Law Enforcement Officer, and at Hampton Police Department as a Law Enforcement Officer. He resigned (voluntarily) from law enforcement in 2018.
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