Pregnant Joliet Woman Dragged By Car During Battle Over Baby: Police

A seven-months-pregnant Joliet woman was dragged by a car while trying to stop her boyfriend’s ex-wife from taking away his 2-year-old, police said.

The mother of the 2-year-old, Sandra Magana-Ortiz, 31, of Elkhart, IN, was charged with aggravated battery, the aggravated battery of a pregnant woman and kidnapping in connection with the 11:45 a.m. Tuesday incident.

Magana-Ortiz’s ex-husband has custody of their children but she was allowed to pay them a visit at their Wheeler Avenue home, police said.

When it came to for her to go, Magana-Ortiz became upset, grabbed her youngest child—the 2-year-old—and fled the house, police said.

The 34-year-old girlfriend caught up with Magana-Ortiz at her car and tried to snatch her keys out of the ignition, police said, but Magana drove off, dragging the pregnant woman down the street along with her.

The police reportedly tracked Magana-Ortiz down on Summit Street and took her and a second woman into custody. The other woman was released without charge. Magana-Ortiz was taken to jail.

The pregnant woman suffered minor injuries, police said. She was transported to Presence St. Joseph Medical Center as a precaution.

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