Crime & Safety
Man, Woman Jailed for Elder Abuse, Napa Cops Say
Louis deWit, 53 and Jennifer Ashcraft, 42, were arrested Sunday afternoon, according to Napa police. Arrest information does not indicate convictions.
A Napa man and woman were arrested Sunday afternoon on suspicion of elder abuse and battery inflicting serious bodily injury, according to an arrest summary from the City of Napa Police Department:
On 10/28/12 at approximately 1218 hours, Officers responded to the 10 Block of Newell Circle for a reported assault.
Upon arrival Officers learned that Louis DeWit (53yrs. of Napa) and Jennifer Ashcraft (42 yrs. of Napa) got into an argument with an elderly victim.
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During the argument, it became physical, in which the DeWitt and Ashcroft struck the victim causing injury.
Both DeWit and Ashcroft were taken into custody and booked into the Napa County Department of Corrections.
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