A Palm Harbor man faces a felony aggravated battery charge in connection with a disturbing attack against a pregnant housemate.
Pinellas County Sheriff's Deputies say Howard J Getz, 57, threw a pregnant female on the ground, pulled her hair and punched and kicked her in the stomach. The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 4, according to an arrest affidavit.
Deputies say Getz lives in the same home as the victim. Her age was not included in the affidavit. The victim refused medical treatment.
The arrest affidavit describes Getz as disabled. It also says he may have been having some mental health issues at the time of the alleged attack and may have been under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
Getz is in the Pinellas County Jail. His bond is set at $50,000.
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Thanks for stopping by. She was referred to as a pregnant female because her age was not listed on the arrest affidavit and she could have been a woman or perhaps even a juvenile. Journalists do not "guess" at things like that, we report the facts ;)
But I don't mean to fault your reporting - I'm very impressed with you filing "breaking news" reports at late and early hours as well as the more mundane so I can read the local goings-on with my first cup of coffee.
I wish there was a bit more info on the arrest affidavit. I most certainly would have added it in! I agree with you. I hope that someone is watching out for the pregnant housemate. Thank you so much for the kind words about my reporting. You made my day :)