A 21-year-old Watervliet man is being held on $30,000 bail after police say he held a knife to a pregnant woman's throat, choked her and struck her in the stomach during a domestic disturbance that happened in front of her young child. Watervliet police arrested Cha-narion Cole in connection with the incident, which unfolded on 5th Avenue last Wednesday morning.
Officers were dispatched to the 1300 block of 5th Avenue at about 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 28 for a reported domestic disturbance, according to News10. When officers arrived, they found the woman on the front porch of her home with her child. She told them she was around four months pregnant.
The woman reported that Cole approached her in a menacing manner and grabbed her, per the same account. He allegedly then held a knife to her throat while threatening to hurt her, before choking her, obstructing her breathing and striking her in the stomach. The incident occurred in the presence of the woman's young child, according to CBS6 Albany.
Victim Taken to Hospital for Evaluation
The Watervliet Fire Department transported the woman to a local hospital for evaluation following the alleged assault, CBS6 Albany reports. Cole was taken into custody at the scene and brought to Watervliet Police headquarters, where he was processed and held without incident, the station notes.
Police charged Cole with six offenses: criminal obstruction of breathing, acting in a manner injurious to a child less than 17, aggravated family offense, menacing in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, and assault in the third degree, according to the News10 report cited above.
Bail Set at $30,000
Cole was arraigned and remanded to the Albany County Correctional Facility in lieu of $30,000 bail, the outlet's report states. As first reported by WRGB, no additional details about the case have been released.
