A 25-year-old Tennessee man was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and reckless endangerment after getting into a domestic argument with his pregnant girlfriend.
Millington Police said Jeremiah Genesis Taylor hit his girlfriend in the face and chest with some steaks after they got into an argument Sunday. According to an affidavit he told her, "If you call 911, tell them to bring an ambulance."
The girlfriend, who is three months pregnant, escaped with her other child in their car. Taylor then allegedly fired a shot at the car as his girlfriend escaped and a bullet struck the bumper.
When police arrived they set up a perimeter around the house. The girlfriend called Taylor, Who remained inside the residence. She says that he told her, "If the police come in, they're going to have to shoot me."
The incident was diffused as the Shelby County SWAT team was able to take Taylor into custody.
He is being held on $7,500 bond and is due to make his first appearance in Shelby County General Sessions Court Dec. 30.
