Pinkard gets 130 days for attacking pregnant woman
A Treemont man will serve 130 days for attacking his pregnant girlfriend last year in an assault which reportedly involved him kicking her in the stomach.
The defendant, Arlin W. Pinkard Jr., 26, entered a guilty plea to the charge of aggravated assault and was ordered to serve 130 days of a four-year sentence with the balance of his term to be served on probation. He is also required to make restitution for any medical bills his girlfriend had to pay, plus he was warned to stay away from the victim.
The charges were brought late last year after Pinkard 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. The woman also complained of arm pain and had red marks on other areas where she said 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 was 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 that of her unborn child.