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Inset: Lucas Hayden (Houston County Detention Center). Background: The municipal center where the jail is located in Houston County, Ga. (Google Maps).
A Georgia teenager has been arrested following a series of violent incidents involving his pregnant girlfriend, as reported by local authorities.
Lucas Hayden, 18, faces charges including aggravated assault, kidnapping, and property damage, according to records from the Houston County Sheriff’s Office.
The events in question took place on April 11, with Hayden and his girlfriend, Ja’Dyia Smith, also 18, being taken into custody on April 20.
Police officers were dispatched to Smith’s home around 12:15 p.m. on the day of the incident, responding to reports of a domestic altercation, according to an arrest report from the Warner Robins Police Department, shared by CBS affiliate WMAZ in Macon. Warner Robins is a city situated approximately 20 miles south of Macon.
Upon investigation, officers discovered that Hayden and Smith had a verbal argument. During the conflict, Hayden allegedly took Smith’s phone, and in response, Smith reportedly attempted to hit him with her car, as detailed in the charging documents.
A witness identified as Smith’s sister allegedly told investigators the woman tried to run Hayden over five different times as he tried to walk away. Eventually, Hayden grabbed Smith from the car, took her keys away from her, and then went into the house, police said.
At this point, Smith was locked out of her own house, according to the report. Hayden later let the woman inside, police said.
But the calm would not last.
The couple soon got into another fight in the kitchen during which Hayden dragged Smith into the bedroom, according to the report. There, Hayden kicked the woman in the stomach while she was five months pregnant, police said.
“I need to kill the baby,” the man allegedly said during the attack.
The defendant also used a pair of Smith’s leggings — followed by one of his arms — to choke her, according to law enforcement.
Just over a week after the knock-down, drag-out fight, both Hayden and Smith were arrested on aggravated assault charges.
Ja’Dyia Smith (Houston County Detention Center).
Hayden is currently detained in the Houston County Detention Center without bond. Smith is no longer in custody as of this writing.