The Gainesville Police Department arrested a godmother-to-be from Citrus Springs for attacking her 6-months-pregnant friend while the two were driving in west Gainesville early Sunday.
Jessica Harris, 24, was riding in the passenger’s seat when the two got into an argument, according to a GPD report.
Harris, who had been drinking that night, became increasingly angered and attempted to pull the keys out of the ignition while the car was headed west on Newberry Road, the report stated.
As the driver pulled into a parking lot, Harris became physically violent, swinging her legs over the center console to kick her pregnant friend in the stomach, the report stated.
During the scuffle, the driver was on the phone with a friend who told police he heard the woman say, “Don’t kick me in my stomach, you know I’m pregnant.”
When police arrived, they found bruises on the woman’s belly from the kick, as well as scratches on her arms and bodily fluids secreting from her genitals, the report stated.
The woman was then taken to the hospital by EMS workers, the report stated.
Harris lost an artificial toenail in the fight and her left index finger was found in the patrol car’s backseat, the report stated.
After being read her rights, Harris said the driver hit her in the jaw and admitted to knowing the woman was pregnant, which is a special offense, the report stated.
Harris is charged with one count of aggravated battery on a pregnant female. The bail is set at $5,000.
