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On Sunday, March 19, at 1:08 p.m., The Abbeville Police Department received a complaint of a man pulling a handgun out on his ex-girlfriend on Schlessinger Street.
Upon arrival officers spoke with the victim who stated that her ex-boyfriend Mathew Scott went to her house with a handgun and raped her.
The victim was transported to Abbeville General Hospital so a Rape Kit could be administered. Officers then got a statement as to what occurred at the victim's residence.

At the second town hall meeting in Abbeville, Abbeville Mayor Roslyn White told the crowd that everyone “feels it” when a crime is committed in the city.
The meeting was held Tuesday at the Praise Church on Lyman Street, near J.H. Williams Middle School.
The council and Mayor Roslyn White held the meeting in District A, councilman Tony Hardy’s district.
White told the crowd that the public meetings are being held in districts with the most crime in the city. Next month’s third meeting will be held in District D.

A family's pet nutria is set to be removed from the home of a New Orleans couple and moved to the Baton Rouge Zoo to be part of an educational exhibit, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced Thursday.
It is illegal to have a wild animal as a pet, especially a nutria.