New Orleans police chief's son booked with hitting police officers

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The New Orleans Police Department arrested police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson's son on allegations that he battered an officer Friday at Sewerage & Water Board headquarters.

Shane Ferguson, 24, who works for the S&WB, called the utility and argued with staff members because he was angry over his payroll check, police wrote in criminal court records. He is accused of telling one staffer, "I'm going to f--- you up" and another, "I'll ... punch the piss out you."

Ferguson then purportedly showed up at the S&WB's headquarters at 625 St. Joseph Street and continued screaming, ignoring repeated commands to leave. Someone at the S&WB called police, and after officers arrived, Ferguson slapped one, spit on another and damaged a patrol cruiser's door frame and window by kicking them as he was arrested and brought to jail, investigators wrote in the records.

Ferguson was booked on two counts of battery of a police officer, two counts of simple assault, criminal trespassing and criminal damage to property. A Police Department spokesperson declined comment on the case other than to say, "This incident is being treated as any other incident of this nature would be."

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