PANAMA CITY — A local man has been arrested after authorities said he slammed his pregnant girlfriend to the ground and began to strangle her, according to police reports.
Xavier Anthlen Anderson, 27, was arrested Wednesday on a charge of aggravated battery on his pregnant girlfriend nearly two months ago. The girlfriend was 6-months pregnant with his child at the time, the Panama City Police Department reported.
Police said that on May 11 at their Comet Avenue apartment Anderson struck his girlfriend by “violently throwing” her to the ground during an argument in their bedroom. He then allegedly began choking her with both hands before the girlfriend pleaded with him to let go. As she then tried to escape the room, Anderson again began choking her, this time with a forearm chokehold, PCPD reported.
Police said the two lived together and Anderson was aware of the pregnancy. His bond has been set at $25,000.