{"id":377199,"date":"2026-07-17T20:36:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T20:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/377199\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T20:36:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T20:36:36","slug":"dallas-man-faces-new-felony-charge-after-assault-linked-to-death-of-unborn-child-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/377199\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas man faces new felony charge after assault linked to death of unborn child, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"

An 18-year-old man faces an additional felony<\/a> charge after Dallas police linked an assault on a pregnant woman to the death<\/a> of her unborn child.<\/p>\n

The man was arrested May 21 on a charge of assault of a pregnant person, a third-degree felony. Police said he has since also been charged with injury to a child<\/a>, a first-degree felony.<\/p>\n

Under Texas law, an assault causing bodily injury may be elevated to a third-degree felony when the accused knows the person assaulted is pregnant. A third-degree felony is punishable by two to 10 years in prison, while a first-degree felony carries a sentence of five to 99 years or life.<\/p>\n

Officers responded May 16 to a hospital to investigate an assault that occurred about 5\u00a0p.m. the previous day in the 200 block of Fran Way.<\/p>\n

Investigators said the woman was taken to the hospital in a private vehicle after the assault. While she was receiving treatment, medical personnel determined that her unborn child had died.<\/p>\n

Further investigation connected the child’s death to the physical assault, prompting authorities to file the additional charge, police said.<\/p>\n

The accused and the woman knew each other, though police did not disclose the nature of their relationship.<\/p>\n

Related link: Man facing capital murder charge in infant’s death, Mesquite police say<\/a><\/p>\n

He remained in the Dallas County jail. The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information may contact detective A. Joslin at 214-671-4095 or adam.joslin@dallaspolice.gov.<\/p>\n

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