Tenn. man slapped pregnant girlfriend with steaks, police say

MILLINGTON, Tenn. -- A man is accused of hitting his pregnant girlfriend in the face with some steaks and then shooting at her car as she escaped.

It happened Sunday in the city of Millington, Tennessee, WHBQ-TV reports.

Police say the couple was arguing when Jeremiah Genesis Taylor, 25, began hitting his girlfriend in the face and chest with steaks.

The woman, who is three months pregnant, then tried to get away with her other child in their car. As they left, police say Taylor opened fire on the car. At least one bullet struck the bumper.

Taylor then barricaded himself inside the home and was ultimately taken into custody by a SWAT team. He's now being held on $7,500 bond for aggravated assault and reckless endangerment charges.