Girlfriend throws hot chicken grease on boyfriend during fight, Georgia cops say
Olympia Laster, 43, was charged with aggravated battery in the May 6 attack on her boyfriend at an extended-stay hotel in LaGrange, the city's police department said in a news release.
The couple were reportedly arguing when Laster threw a pot of hot chicken grease on Robert Herron, 46, according to police.
At 5:17 p.m., officers were called to the Stay Lodge of LaGrange regarding a domestic dispute.
They learned Laster had tossed hot grease on her live-in boyfriend as he sat in a chair, causing severe burns to his head, neck, back and shoulders, police said.
Authorities didn't say what sparked the argument between the couple.
McClatchy News reached out to the LaGrange Police Department for more information May 8 and was awaiting a response.
Herron was taken to an Atlanta-area hospital for treatment, police said. Authorities didn't provide an update on his condition as of May 8.
Laster remained in custody at the Troup County Jail without bond as of May 8, records show.
LaGrange is about a 70-mile drive southwest from downtown Atlanta.
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