A Louisiana meteorologist who recently took over a network weather post from a beloved decades-long mainstay allegedly broke into his girlfriend’s home and beat her while her children slept nearby on Sunday.

Devon Lucie, who was just promoted to chief meteorologist at WDSU in August, was arrested and charged with domestic abuse, child endangerment and resisting an officer by refusing to identify himself, according to arrest records obtained by Nola.com .

Lucie, 48, attended a festival in Gretna, just five miles outside of New Orleans, with his longtime girlfriend over the weekend, but a dispute pushed them to leave separately, according to documents from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. 3

His girlfriend was driven home by her mother, but hours later, Lucie turned up on her

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