BATON ROUGE — A man who was wanted by officers following the beating death of his 92-year-old father who had a protective order against him was detained at the end of a police chase Tuesday, sources told the WBRZ Investigative Unit. 

Larry Salisbury, 92, was found beaten to death inside a home along Archery Drive on Monday night, Baton Rouge Police say. His injuries were consistent with blunt-force trauma.

Salisbury's son, Bruce, was detained in connection with the beating following a pursuit that ended around Greenwell Springs Road and Airline Highway on Tuesday morning. 

Footage from the scene showed Bruce Salisbury's car flipped onto its side along the road. Sources say he was taken to a hospital following the crash. 

Court documents show that Larry Salisbury had a protective order in place against his son following a July beating that police said left the man with two black eyes and dried blood in his ears. 

He was arrested for domestic abuse battery and pleaded guilty to the charge in September. Judge Don Johnson sentenced him to six months in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, which were suspended, and he was placed on probation. 

Bruce Salisbury was living with his father before the incident. Family says that Larry Salisbury had asked for the protective order to be rescinded and Bruce moved back into the home. 

Sources say Bruce Salisbury will be charged with murder in his father's death. 

WBRZ spoke with Bruce's mother and Larry Salisbury's ex-wife, Cheryl Snellings. She said she warned people about her son. 

"He's going to kill you. I kept saying that, 'He's going to kill you," she said. "But nobody listened to me in the judicial system."

She said Salisbury's death would have been preventable if the legal system had held him accountable for prior violent acts. 

According to East Baton Rouge Parish records, Salisbury was arrested in 2023 when he faced charges of simple battery and violating a protective order. Arrest documents say Salisbury's wife at the time called police when he broke into their shared home three hours after he had been served divorce papers and a protective order. She told officers that she changed the locks on the home, but he broke in to the house and threatened to kill her. She said he was addicted to opioids and recently relapsed.

Documents show he was released on a $6,000 bond, set by Judge Brad Myers, two days after his arrest. The district attorney's office said Salisbury was required to sign up for GPS monitoring and bond supervision, but he never did.

The following day, he was arrested again for violating the protective order. He reportedly went to the home around 6:30 a.m., banging on the door and yelling to be let inside.

He was in custody for one day and then released on a $2,500 bond set by Judge Myers.

Court records show Salisbury was formally charged with home invasion and violation of a protective order on May 24, 2023.

The DA's office asked the judge to set a stricter bond for Salisbury, and it was increased to $25,000 with conditions that he must stay at home, abide by a curfew, sign up for an ankle monitor and agree to drug and alcohol screens twice daily. Court records show his bond was paid by his father, Larry Salisbury, on May 30, 2024.

His trial was set for January 2024, but Bruce Salisbury took a plea deal and pleaded guilty to violating a protective order and a lesser charge of entry after being forbidden. He was sentenced to six months in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for each charge, which was suspended, and put on supervised probation for one year. As a part of his sentence, Judge Myers required Salisbury to attend a weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and continue participating in sober living.

In March 2024, Salisbury was arrested for a third time for violating a protective order. Court minutes show Salisbury admitted to driving to the victim's house during a probation review. He was released and put back on probation.

A letter from his probationary officer submitted in December 2024 says that Salisbury had failed drug tests for methamphetamine and amphetamine in November, when he was accused of violating the protective order for the fourth time.

"He is more of a danger to himself and his victim now than he ever was in the past," the letter read.

On Jan. 7, 2025, Salisbury was arrested on an outstanding warrant for violation of a protective order and two bench warrants for skipping court dates.

During a probation revocation hearing on Jan. 15, 2025, Judge Myers decided to extend Salisbury's probation and treatment an additional six months. He was placed in EBRPP custody by the end of the month and Myers placed a hold on him so he wouldn't be released until Feb. 20, when he was transferred to an addiction recovery center.

Bond documents say Larry Salisbury bonded his son out for $5,000 on Feb. 21. The charge was later dismissed.

Court records show that Salisbury sent an email to his probation officer in August, saying he was innocent and "Nobody can put blame on me any longer period. And everyone knows this."

In October 2025, Salisbury was arrested for three additional charges of violating a protective order. Judge Don Johnson placed a hold on Salisbury’s bond until a sanity commission could be performed.

"Not to be released," bond paperwork said.

Salisbury was formally charged with 34 counts of violation of a protective order on Dec. 1, 2025. The alleged incidents spanned from June to September of the same year.

Court minutes show sanity hearings lasted until April 14, 2026, when three doctors testified that Salisbury was competent to proceed and assist his defense. He was arraigned two weeks later.

Salisbury bonded out on June 25, 2026, for $34,000 - $1,000 for each count. The bond was processed through a bondsman's office, but Larry Salisbury's name was present on the paperwork.

In September, Bruce Salisbury took a plea deal. Thirty-three counts of violating a protective order were dismissed, and Salisbury pleaded guilty to one count of second-offense violating a protective order. For that charge, he was sentenced to two years in parish prison, which were suspended, and placed on two years of probation. 

A letter from his probation officer, filed Tuesday morning shortly before the crash, said Salisbury never arrived at the probation and parole office, and they had been unable to locate him.