A 38-year-old man has been indicted in connection with two alleged domestic assaults against the same woman. Jack Cedrick Ngouba faces charges including first-degree assault and a crime of violence against a pregnant person in connection with alleged incidents in August and October.
Maryland law makes it a felony to commit a crime of violence against someone the accused knows or believes is pregnant. On conviction, the pregnant-person offense carries up to 10 years in prison in addition to any penalty for the underlying crime; a court may impose the sentences concurrently or consecutively. The statute does not establish guilt in this case, and any penalty would depend on a conviction and the court’s sentence. Maryland’s law on crimes of violence against pregnant people sets out those terms.
The report describes Ngouba as indicted in connection with two alleged assaults, according to The Frederick News-Post. The charges include first-degree assault and a crime of violence against a pregnant person.
Allegations of Strangulation
The allegations involved an apartment.
The allegations include strangulation.
Maryland law defines strangling as impeding another person’s normal breathing or blood circulation by applying pressure to the throat or neck. Intentionally strangling someone is one form of first-degree assault, a felony carrying a maximum sentence of 25 years upon conviction. The charge in this case remains an allegation; the statute describes the offense and its potential maximum penalty, not the outcome of Ngouba’s case. The state’s first-degree-assault statute contains the definition and penalty.
Allegation of Strangulation
Ngouba faced an allegation of strangulation.
Two Alleged Assaults
The alleged assaults took place in August and October and involved the same woman.
