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WEBVTT TO YOU FIRST HERE ON WDSU. LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER HIS FATHER WAS SWORN INTO OFFICE THE -- THE OFFICE THE SON OF THE NEW , NOP SUPERINTENDENT GETS ARRESTED ACCUSED OF A DOMESTIC BATTERY. SHANE FERGUSON, THE SON OF SUPERINTENDENT SHAUN FERGUSON’S TURNED HIMSELF INTO NOPD YESTERDAY. SHAUN FERGUSON IS REPLACING FORMER CHIEF MICHAEL HARRISON, WHO RESIGNED, TAKING A NEW POST IN BALTIMORE THE NOPD SAYS THE ARREST STEMS FROM A DOMESTIC DISPUTE TH HAPPENED OVER THE WEEKEND. A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE DEPARTMENT GOES ON TO SAY THAT, WHILE THIS IS A FAMILY MATTER, CHIEF FERGUSON WANTS TO BE CLEAR THAT THE NOPD WILL CONDUCT A PROPER AND COMPLET INVESTIGATIO

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The son of the city's new police chief is accused of punching his ex-girlfriend during an argument between the two last week in New Orleans, court records confirm.Shane Ferguson, 21, was arrested Tuesday evening on a charge of domestic abuse battery, according to his inmate booking information from the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office.Court documents confirm that Ferguson and his ex-girlfriend were in a fight Jan. 18 in the 2500 block of Hudson Place. New Orleans police said Ferguson spit in the woman's face, she spit back and he struck her in the left side of her chin with a closed right fist, the affidavit details.Responding officers said Ferguson tried to strike the woman again, but she fell to the ground. Her friend sprayed Ferguson in the face with Mace, causing him to flee, according to the affidavit.Ferguson and the woman were in a relationship for two years before it ended in December, according to the affidavit. During an interview with the victim, officials said the woman told officers that Ferguson threatens her nonstop and that he intimidates or threatens her "every day, getting worse."WDSU investigative reporter Travers Mackel said Ferguson is the oldest son of Cmdr. Shaun Ferguson, who was officially sworn in Friday as New Orleans' police superintendent.Shaun Ferguson took the helm of the New Orleans Police Department after then-police Superintendent Michael Harrison decided to retire to take a job as police commissioner in Baltimore.Andy Cunningham, director of communications for the Police Department, said in a statement Tuesday that, "Chief Ferguson’s son, Shane, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday evening in relation to a domestic dispute that occurred over the weekend.""While this is a family matter, Chief Ferguson wants to be clear that the NOPD will conduct a proper and complete investigation just like we do in every case." Before he was named police chief, Shaun Ferguson was among the Police Department's leadership, overseeing the Education and Training Division. He was previously with the 2nd District, working with Mayor LaToya Cantrell when she was a council member representing the City Council's District B. Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!