The Committee on Parole revoked Joseph Hagen’s parole on July 22, 2025, after a hearing in Baton Rouge found probable cause that he engaged in criminal activity and had failed to pay $882 in supervision fees.

The panel’s decision came after staff presented a Westlake Police Department report alleging Hagen was arrested June 8, 2025, on charges including aggravated battery and obstruction of justice. Committee member Carolyn Stapleton said the report included photos of the victim’s injuries and witness statements identifying Hagen as the aggressor. Hagen pleaded not guilty to the criminal conduct charge and guilty to failing to pay supervision fees.

The hearing included Hagen’s own statements acknowledging a drug problem and a physical altercation. “I do need some help. I just had a little girl, and I don’t want to go back out there being the same,” Hagen told the panel. He also admitted to hitting the victim with a closed fist and said he had been consuming drugs.

Stapleton and other board members said probable cause supported the violation for criminal activity. The board voted to revoke Hagen’s parole and, alongside the revocation, recommended that the Department of Corrections find a placement for him in a long-term drug treatment program.

The votes were recorded as unanimous among the three committee members present. The panel noted staff had photographs and witness statements but did not announce a specific revocation term at the hearing and directed questions about the time to the agency staff who handle custody calculations.

Hagen was informed at the close of the hearing that his parole was revoked as of the morning of July 22, 2025, and that the Department of Corrections would pursue placement in a drug treatment program.

Why it matters: The board’s action both enforces parole conditions — avoiding criminal activity and paying supervision fees — and signals a treatment-oriented recommendation alongside custody time, a combination the committee used repeatedly during this session.