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Forced Abortion Attempt
Leads to More Criminal Charges Part Three of Four A Cincinnati man accused of pulling a gun on his pregnant girlfriend and forcing her to drive to an abortion clinic has pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempted murder, according to the Associated Press. Dominic L. Holt-Reid is also charged with improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle, and having a weapon under disability, according to Cincinnati's NBC4. Holt-Reid entered his not guilty plea in Franklin County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday. He was ordered held on $350,000 bond. The 27-year-old Holt-Reid allegedly threatened his girlfriend Yolanda Burgess after they dropped their older child off at school October 6. Burgess angered Holt-Reid after she refused to keep an abortion appointment she had made for that morning at Founders Women's Health Center, NBC4 reported. "According to the report, Holt-Reid removed a loaded .45 caliber Taurus handgun from the glove compartment of the car and pointed it at the victim, threatening her and forcing her to drive to the clinic," NBC4 reported. Burgess passed a note to a clinic employee, who called police. They took Holt-Reid into custody and he was held on a $500,000 bond when he was indicted October 7 on an initial two charges of kidnapping and carrying a concealed weapon. According to news reports, Burgess and her unborn baby were unharmed in the incident. For more details, see http://www.nrlc.org/News_and_Views/Oct10/nv101110part3.html. Please send your comments on Today's News & Views and National Right to Life News Today to daveandrusko@gmail.com. If you like, join those who are following me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/daveha. |