Pinkard charged with attacking pregnant girlfriend
A Treemont man faces aggravated assault charges after he attacked his pregnant girlfriend, allegedly kicking her in the stomach during the incident.
The defendant, Arlin Pinkard Jr., 26, is charged with aggravated domestic assault which carries three to six years in prison. He will face preliminary hearing Jan. 4 before General Sessions Judge Larry Ross.
His charges come after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend during an argument between the two at his parent’s house. Police investigating the assault said they found the victim with blood covering her shirt when they arrived at the domestic call. The woman also complained of arm pain and had red marks on other areas where she maintained her boyfriend hit her.
The officer said Pinkard reportedly struck her because he was mad she helped a friend clean apartments while he was at work. Pinkard was taken into custody without incident at the scene.
The victim, in the warrant against Pinkard, said her boyfriend kicked her in the face and stomach despite the fact she is three months pregnant. She said Pinkard told her he did not care if he killed the baby, noting the assault made her fear for her life and the life of her unborn child.