SHREVEPORT — A man faces multiple charges, including violation of a protective order, after allegedly attacking a woman and damaging a vehicle with a hammer in the parking lot of an Advance Auto Parts store on Mansfield Road, the Shreveport Police Department reported.

Officers responded to the store at 8953 Mansfield Road at approximately 9 a.m. March 13 after a 911 caller reported a disturbance involving a fight in the parking lot.

Investigators determined that Weldon Trant allegedly arrived at the location armed with a hammer and began chasing a man and woman through the parking lot. Trant allegedly struck the female victim in the face and used the hammer to damage the male victim’s vehicle.

Officers also discovered an active protective order was in place prohibiting Trant from having any contact with the female victim.

Trant fled the scene before officers arrived but was later located and taken into custody.

He faces charges of simple battery of a dating partner, violation of a protective order, and aggravated criminal damage to property.