Bridgeport Man Choked Pregnant Girlfriend: Report

BRIDGEPORT, CT — A Bridgeport man is accused of choking his pregnant girlfriend over a missing phone, The Connecticut Post reported. Demetris Lark, 23, was charged with third-degree assault of a pregnant woman, third-degree strangulation, criminal impersonation, interfering with an officer disorderly conduct and second-degree failure to appear.

Lark and the victim were staying at the Extended Stay America hotel in Norwalk when the alleged incident occurred. Lark and the woman were in their hotel room around 4 a.m. when he became angry that he could not find his phone and blamed her for it, according to The Post.