25-year-old Devante LaDavid Ruffin is charged with the felony aggravated domestic assault of his roommate, Richard Smith. Just before midnight on Valentine’s Day, Smith says Ruffin approached him at their shared apartment, demanding sexual favors from him. When Smith declined his advances, he says Ruffin grabbed him by the neck, assaulted him, and broke a liquor bottle across his face. Police documented an injury to the side of the victim’s face and bruising around his neck.
Devante LaDavid Ruffin was booked into the Montgomery County Jail and charged with felony aggravated domestic assault. A commissioner set his bond at $10,000. He posted bond Friday evening and was released to his 2824 Cobalt Drive address in Clarksville.