St. Tammany assault victim Bobby Couvillion calls sheriff’s apology ‘disingenuous’ in statement (opens original article in a new tab)

Bobby Couvillion, a victim of an alleged assault by St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith, criticized the sheriff's apology as disingenuous and misleading. Smith turned himself in following an investigation into the May 29 incident at a steakhouse.

• Couvillion called the sheriff's apology 'disingenuous' and 'misleading'.
• Smith turned himself in after an attorney general's investigation into the alleged attack.
• The arrest warrant states the attack was unprovoked, with Smith allegedly grabbing Couvillion from behind.
• The sheriff's office confirmed no tax dollars were used for the bar tab involved in the incident.