LEWISTON, Minn. — A 15-week pregnant woman told deputies that she had been manhandled, thrown to the floor, and held down on her stomach. This, she said, was during a domestic argument at a First Street South apartment. The woman, age 25, said she didn’t need medical attention. Deputies arrested Jose Javier Macuixtle-Sanchez, age 23, at the apartment about 4:55 a.m.. Macuixtle-Sanchez was already on probation for an unrelated crime, deputies said. They reported that alcohol probably was a factor. Macuixtle-Sanchez was booked for domestic assault and interference with an emergency callfor help The woman said the assault began with her hair being pulled. To get away, she said she locked herself in a bedroom. Deputies put the woman in touch with a women’s issue advocate.
