Man booked with aggravated assault after woman was shot Sunday in Leonidas: NOPD

A woman was shot in the arm in the Leonidas neighborhood Monday (May 27) and a 66-year-old faces aggravated assault and other charges in connection to the shooting, New Orleans police said.

Police said Tuesday that officers arrested Alphonse Young and booked him on charges of aggravated assault with a firearm, negligent injuring and illegal use of a weapon.

NOPD officers were investigating the scene in the 2300 block of Joliet Street about 3 p.m. Monday. Yellow crime scene tape cordoned off an area near a white Ford pickup truck, which had its driver door opened.

Woman shot in Leonidas, New Orleans police say

Orleans Parish Magistrate Judge Harry Cantrell on Tuesday morning appointed the Orleans Public Defender’s Office to represent Young while he remains in custody of the Orleans Justice Center jail. Cantrell set his bond at $18,000.

The judge ordered Young to report to Orleans Criminal District Court’s domestic violence court program.

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Emily Lane covers criminal justice in New Orleans for NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune. Reach her at elane@nola.com. Follow her on Twitter (@emilymlane) or Facebook.

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Alphonse Young faces faces charges of aggravated assault with a firearm, negligent injuring and illegal use of a weapon after a woman was shot in the Leonidas neighborhood on Monday, may 27, 2019. (Courtesy of Orleans Justice Center) ((Courtesy of Orleans Justice Center)/)