SAN ANTONIO – One suspect has been charged after allegedly beating a pregnant woman and fleeing police after being handcuffed.
On Aug. 7, police were called to the scene for a reported assault. Upon arriving at the scene, officers found the victim, as well as the suspect involved.
Police say the victim told them that the suspect, who is the father of her children, attacked her during a dispute, pulling her hair and shoving her against a wall outside of an apartment.
The victim also suffered a visible cut on her foot from broken glass on the ground outside the apartments.
Officers made contact with the suspect, identified as 24-year-old Roderick Tyshawn Walker, and placed him in handcuffs while they continued their investigation.
The victim told police that she is 16 weeks pregnant, and that the suspect knew this at the time of the attack.
While the officers were completing their investigation, the suspect allegedly slipped away and fled the scene on foot while still handcuffed.
Police then swept the surrounding area, but could not find the suspect. They collected a statement from the victim and a description of what the suspect had been wearing when arrested.
According to the arrest affidavit, Walker had been wanted on multiple other municipal court warrants. Walker has been previously charged with two counts of Abandonment or Endangerment of a Child with Intent to Return.
Roderick Tyshawn Walker was arrested on Saturday, Sept. 9, on charges of Assault of a Pregnant Person, as well as Escape while Arrested/Confined. He is currently being held at the Bexar County Jail on a $15,000 bond.