Pregnant 17-year-old Injured in Domestic Violence Incident

An 18-year-old man accused of choking and dragging his pregnant girlfriend through a house faces two felony charges stemming from a domestic violence incident Wednesday morning in Novato, said.

The victim is a 17-year-old girl who is six months pregnant with the suspect's child, Novato police Lt. Keith Heiden said.

Police answered a call to a residence on Knolltop Way at 10:40 a.m. Wednesday, Heiden said. An argument led to a physical confrontation between the man and his girlfriend, and the man is accused of choking, dragging and inflicting minor injuries on the girl, plus preventing her from leaving the house.

The girl and the suspect were both present when police arrived outside a home on Cross Creek Way in the same neighborhood, and several witnesses were interviewed, Heiden said.

Eduardo Athen Sandoval, a student, was arrested at 1:05 p.m. and booked at Marin County Jail. He faces felony charges of inflicting injury on a spouse and false imprisonment with violence. He faces misdemeanors of possessing a switchblade knife and exhibiting a deadly weapon.