WBRZ - Baton Rouge

DONALDSONVILLE - A man accused of forcing his way into his girlfriend's home in Ascension Parish, then attacking her, is on the run this afternoon.

Deputies say Romel Julien, of Donaldsonville, got into a fight with his girlfriend when she was able to get away and dial 911.

Julien then went to his trunk of his car and pulled out an AK-47, then ran into the woods to hide th gun.

He then returned empty handed, and fled the scene in a green older model Oldsmobile Delta 88.

Deputies found the gun in a neighbors shed nearby.

Julien is a convicted felon who is currently on parole and has a criminal history of physical violence, drugs, and theft.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office.