Crime & Safety
3 Years Behind Bars for Peninsula Man in Attack, Choking of Pregnant Girlfriend
BREAKING: Despite twice stabbing the 33-year-old, the victim was unable to stop the assault, saved only when landlord called the cops.
SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA – A San Mateo man convicted in October of attacking his pregnant girlfriend after she threw his game console against a wall was sentenced today to three years in state prison, according to San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.
Charles Ambros Hightower III, 33, was arrested last November after his landlord called police to report the sounds of a fight.
He was convicted on one count of felony domestic violence and one count of felony assault for choking the woman, who was pregnant with his baby, throwing her to the ground and repeatedly kicking and punching her.
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The woman was able to grab a large kitchen knife and stabbed Hightower twice, but she was unable to stop the attack, prosecutors said.
She eventually escaped after he stopped hitting her, according to prosecutors.
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The prosecution had asked for five years in prison "in light of the violence and (Hightower's) lack of remorse," Wagstaffe said. He was given 200 days credit for time already served in jail.
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