Background: The East Baton Rouge, La. neighborhood where Ruby Ealy is accused of attacking her former boyfriend (Google Maps). Inset: Ruby Ealy (East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office).
A Louisiana woman was arrested after police said she and her brother assaulted her ex-boyfriend while telling him that “he should die.”
Court records obtained by The Advocate, a local news source, reveal that Ruby Ealy, 48, was arrested after police were called to a shooting on May 29 in a neighborhood in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Police found the alleged victim, identified as Ealy’s ex-boyfriend but unnamed, suffering from a gunshot injury to his arm.
The ex-boyfriend allegedly told officers that before he was shot, Ruby Ealy beat him with a baseball bat.
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The Advocate reports that the ex-boyfriend informed the police that he and Ealy, who had been in a relationship for three years and had separated a year earlier, had a dispute that evening. Ruby Ealy confirmed this during police questioning. However, their accounts of the events diverged after that point.
The ex-boyfriend said that Ruby Ealy’s brother, Darius Ealy, was also at the home at the time of the argument, and he was the one who allegedly shot him. Before the alleged gunfire, the ex-boyfriend allegedly said the siblings both beat him up with a baseball bat while saying “he should die.” They also allegedly beat the man with their fists. Local ABC affiliate WBRZ also obtained the documents and reported that Ruby Ealy told police that she heard the gunshots from inside the house.
Ruby Ealy initially said that it was only her and her ex-boyfriend at the home. She also reportedly accused her ex-boyfriend of getting physical with her, which prompted her to act in self-defense. According to court documents, Ruby Ealy eventually identified Darius Ealy as the one who allegedly shot her ex-boyfriend.
The police stated that the ex-boyfriend was allegedly shot multiple times by Darius Ealy after he left the home. Darius Ealy was not at the scene when police arrived and is considered to be at large.
Ruby Ealy was arrested on charges of principal to attempted second-degree murder and domestic battery.
