PITTSBURGH — A man was arrested after a domestic incident in East Allegheny where he’s accused of attacking the mother of his 5-month-old child and then later taking off in her car with their baby inside.
Pittsburgh Public Safety officials say police were called to a gas station parking lot in the 300 block of Cedar Avenue around 6:15 p.m.
A woman told arriving officers that she had been in an altercation with Sterling Smith Sr., the father of her child. She told police she had been choked to the point that she could not breathe.
Police said after the altercation, Smith returned to their apartment and took the woman’s car with their baby inside.
According to a criminal complaint, the victim told police that Smith was making threats about their child, saying he was “going to kill the baby, strangle the baby and throw the baby off of a bridge.”
Police were able to get a hold of Smith on FaceTime. He showed himself driving at speeds of almost 100 mph while the baby was still inside, the complaint said.
Police tracked Smith to a home in Duquesne, where he was arrested. The baby was found uninjured and has been reunited with their mom.
Smith is facing several charges including reckless driving, strangulation, endangering the welfare of children, recklessly endangering another person, simple assault and terroristic threats. He’s being held at the Allegheny County Jail.
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