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Man tried to force girlfriend at gunpoint to have abortion, police say
The Columbus Dispatch ^ | October 6, 2010 | Jeb Phillips

Posted on 10/06/2010 5:48:22 PM PDT by buccaneer81

Man tried to force girlfriend at gunpoint to have abortion, police say Wednesday, October 6, 2010 04:30 PM Updated: Wednesday, October 6, 2010 05:46 PM By Jeb Phillips The Columbus Dispatch

WBNS-10TV Dominic L. Holt-Reid

A Near East Side man pointed a gun at a pregnant woman and forced her to a health clinic this morning after she refused to go through with a scheduled abortion, Columbus police say.

Dominic L. Holt-Reid, 27, of 579 Kelton Ave., was arrested and charged with kidnapping and carrying a concealed weapon. Police found him about 9:45 a.m. in a parking lot behind Founder's Women's Health Center, 1243 E. Broad St., said Sgt. Rich Weiner, a Columbus police spokesman.

Holt-Reid and the woman he forced to the clinic have a child together, Weiner said. But they do not appear to share a home address, he said.

The two were in a vehicle this morning after dropping their child off at school, according to a police statement. Holt-Reid became angry after the woman refused to go through with an abortion that had been scheduled for 9 a.m.

Holt-Reid pulled a handgun from a glove compartment, pointed it at her, and forced her to drive to the health clinic, according to police. The woman passed a note to a clinic employee, who called police.

The woman wasn't harmed.

Jeb.phillips@dispatch.com


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: abortion; columbus; forced; moralabsolutes; prolife
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1 posted on 10/06/2010 5:48:26 PM PDT by buccaneer81
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To: buccaneer81

Kelton Ave, said it all for me. That’s a no-go area.


2 posted on 10/06/2010 5:49:34 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: buccaneer81

So the clinic called the police, instead of forcing the woman to abort?


3 posted on 10/06/2010 5:51:56 PM PDT by Mamzelle (donate to O'Donnell--even a dollar is plenty! She has paypal!)
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To: Mamzelle

Amazing, isn’t it?


4 posted on 10/06/2010 5:53:10 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: buccaneer81

Praise be to God that the man didn’t go psycho!


5 posted on 10/06/2010 5:55:26 PM PDT by skr (May God confound the enemy)
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To: skr

Perhaps I should say psycho-er!


6 posted on 10/06/2010 5:56:13 PM PDT by skr (May God confound the enemy)
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To: skr
Praise be to God that the man didn’t go psycho!

Everyone was incredibly lucky at the end of this situation.

7 posted on 10/06/2010 5:57:30 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: buccaneer81

Drug area?


8 posted on 10/06/2010 5:58:13 PM PDT by Lauren BaRecall (Paladino is a rock star!)
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To: skr

Thank God the mom is pro life, and kept her wits about her. Thank God she chose her baby over that nut.


9 posted on 10/06/2010 6:00:31 PM PDT by Lauren BaRecall (Paladino is a rock star!)
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To: Lauren BaRecall
Drug area?

Yep. The 20 square blocks surrounding that street account for 80% (roughly 100) of the murders in the entire county of 1 million people.

10 posted on 10/06/2010 6:01:05 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: buccaneer81

A new feminazi folk hero is born. Sad part is the woman will probably stay with the scum.


11 posted on 10/06/2010 6:01:40 PM PDT by scottinoc
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To: scottinoc

If the scumbag is convicted of kidnapping, he’ll do at least five years. But don’t bet on it. This place is plea bargain heaven.


12 posted on 10/06/2010 6:05:25 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: buccaneer81

At some point it might be hard to define someone as a “girlfriend” when they have been kidnapped at gunpoint.

Thank God this went the way it did -so far. Wake up call and prayers for the woman.


13 posted on 10/06/2010 6:09:13 PM PDT by One Name
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To: buccaneer81

I had no idea that anywhere in Ohio was that bad. I visited the Lima/Dayton area some years ago, and it was very nice. The people were great. I’ve had Ohio in my heart since then. So sorry to hear this. I guess that no place is immune.


14 posted on 10/06/2010 6:10:23 PM PDT by Lauren BaRecall (Paladino is a rock star!)
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To: buccaneer81

Must be a Tea Partier.... or one of those crazy violent Methodists.


15 posted on 10/06/2010 6:28:37 PM PDT by earlJam
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To: Mamzelle
Wait a minute!

What about his rights?

If he's half the equation, shouldn't he have equal say?

They should force the woman go to term, then cut it in half.

There.
Justice served. , (because I can't believe how cruel this sounds, even for parody)

16 posted on 10/06/2010 6:35:33 PM PDT by tsomer
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To: Mamzelle
Wait a minute!

What about his rights?

If he's half the equation, shouldn't he have equal say?

They should force the woman go to term, then cut it in half.

There.
Justice served. , (because I can't believe how cruel this sounds, even for parody)

17 posted on 10/06/2010 6:39:22 PM PDT by tsomer
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To: wagglebee; little jeremiah; DJ MacWoW

reason #28951 ping


18 posted on 10/06/2010 6:44:30 PM PDT by markomalley (Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus)
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To: tsomer

wow. Thought I posted the “SARC” tag


19 posted on 10/06/2010 7:04:41 PM PDT by tsomer
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To: Lauren BaRecall

Columbus is the largest city in Ohio, 15th largest in the United States. We can’t avoid the trouble here.


20 posted on 10/06/2010 7:13:46 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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