ONSLOW COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - A Jacksonville man is facing charges in Raleigh after warrants say he punched his pregnant girlfriend and hit a young child.
28-year-old Deshune Bennett was arrested in Onslow County yesterday after Raleigh police issued warrants for his arrest last month.
Warrants say Bennett had punched his girlfriend, who is pregnant and has a child with Bennett, in the face and head.
Bennett also hit a 3-year-old child in the face, according to the warrants.
Bennett is facing a slew of charges:
Misdemeanor crime of domestic violence
Battery of an unborn child
Assault on a female
Assault on a child under twelve
Injury to personal property
Interfere with emergency communication
He is in the Onslow County Jail and is scheduled to appear in Wake County court next wee