A New Orleans doctor is behind bars, accused of hitting a teenage patient on the Northshore. St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office deputies say 39-year-old Garrick Klaybor is now in custody.

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office says a New Orleans-area doctor has been arrested on cruelty charges after he battered a juvenile patient at a local psychiatric facility.

New Orleans-area doctor charged with cruelty after punching teen patient Staff members told deputies that while they were securing the juvenile, 39-year-old Dr. Garrick Klaybor pushed him and ...