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Man accused of assaulting mother, brother over missing honey buns

WEST MONROE, LA (KTVE) – An argument over missing honey buns ends with a West Monroe, Louisiana man in jail for assaulting his mother.

According to an arrest report, 19-year-old Joseph Simpson Jr.’s mom asked him what happened to some of the honey buns in their kitchen, causing him to become, “irate.”

Simpson Jr. pushed his mom into a wall, and pulled a knife on his brother when he tried to break it up, police say.

When police arrived, he admitted to doing both.

Simpson Jr. is now charged with domestic abuse aggravated assault and domestic abuse battery.