A person was charged with attacking the mom of his youngster and kidnapping the 2-month-old toddler who he allegedly threw over a fence final week in Edgewater, prosecutors mentioned Monday.
Nickolas Watts, 19, was ordered detained pending trial Monday after a decide discovered his actions confirmed “a gross disregard for the security of the kid.”
Watts, of the West Pullman neighborhood, was charged with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated battery of a kid, aggravated home battery and youngster abduction, police mentioned.
Watts and the kid’s mom, 18, bought right into a bodily altercation Friday afternoon on the Granville Crimson Line Station, 1119 W Granville Ave., in accordance with prosecutors.
Watts grabbed the 2-month-old toddler from its stroller and tried to depart, because the mom pulled at his hair and punched him, his lawyer mentioned. In some unspecified time in the future throughout this altercation, Watts allegedly kicked the mom within the face, in accordance with prosecutors.
He fled the station and was seen by a witness, throwing the child over a fence, then leaping over himself, in accordance with prosecutors.
He was detained about 20 minutes later within the 1000 block of West Glenlake Avenue, in accordance with Chicago police.
The infant suffered fractures and was hospitalized in good situation, in accordance with prosecutors. The mom was additionally hospitalized with blunt drive accidents.
Watts has a historical past of home violence incidents involving this similar lady. In January, officers had been known as to Watts’ dwelling after he allegedly punched the lady within the abdomen, in accordance with prosecutors.
On the time, she would have been 9 months pregnant, prosecutors mentioned. In April 2024, Watts was arrested for punching the identical lady, in accordance with prosecutors. That case was briefly dismissed. Watts additionally has a home violence arrest from December 2023, with an unnamed juvenile sufferer.
The lady had a previous order of safety in opposition to Watts that was not energetic on the time of Friday’s assault, in accordance with prosecutors.
Watt’s lawyer mentioned he was trying to guard the child from the mom who was attacking him as he held the kid. CTA surveillance footage of the incident will present the mom “initiating this interplay,” in accordance with the lawyer.
The infant was staying with Watts’ household within the three days previous to the incident, in accordance with his lawyer. The lawyer denied allegations that Watts kicked the lady or threw the child, including he “actually didn’t kidnap this youngster.”
Decide Sabra Lynne Ebersole, most involved by a witness who noticed Watts “throw a helpless, defenseless toddler,” ordered him detained pending trial throughout a listening to in Home Violence Courtroom.
The court docket additionally granted an order of safety demanding that Watts steer clear of the mom and youngster.
Watts is due again in Home Violent court docket on Could 16.
