Warrant issued for Coal Center man in alleged domestic assault
State police issued an arrest warrant for a Coal Center man who allegedly choked his girlfriend and kicked her in the ribs while she was trying to bathe her son at her Luzerne Township home Sunday.
Zachary Michael Pellick, 30, of California Drive is charged with strangulation, endangering the welfare of children and simple assault.
Police said the couple’s son started crying at about 6 a.m. About an hour later, Pellick’s girlfriend asked him to help bathe the child, police said.
According to the affidavit of probably cause, Pellick came into the bathroom and started arguing with her, then allegedly grabbed her by the hair, jerked her neck backward and headbutted her. He then allegedly choked her, preventing her from breathing for about five seconds. He reportedly left and then came back and kicked her in the ribs, causing her to lose control of her son in the bathtub and fall to the floor, according to court paperwork.
The woman went to the emergency room at Uniontown Hospital for treatment. State police were unable to immediately locate Pellick, court documents said.
Charges were filed Monday before Fayette County Magisterial District Judge Mike Defino Jr.