Both people in the April 11 confrontation later faced aggravated assault charges.

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — A Warner Robins man is accused of kicking his five-months-pregnant girlfriend in the stomach and choking her during an April 11 domestic fight that also led to her arrest, police records say.

Lucas Hayden, 18, was booked April 20 on charges of aggravated assault, kidnapping of an adult and second-degree criminal damage to property, according to law enforcement records. His girlfriend, Ja’Dyia Smith, 18, also was arrested that day on an aggravated assault charge after police said she tried to strike Hayden with a vehicle before the violence moved inside her home.

The case began shortly after noon on April 11, when officers were sent to Smith’s home for a report of a domestic fight. Police said Hayden and Smith had been arguing before Hayden took Smith’s phone. The dispute then moved outside, where investigators said Smith got into a car. A witness identified in the report as Smith’s sister told officers Smith tried to run Hayden over five times while he was trying to walk away. Police have not said whether Hayden was struck by the car or whether any vehicle damage was tied to that part of the fight.

After the alleged attempts with the car, police said Hayden pulled Smith from the vehicle, took her keys and went into the house. Smith was locked outside her own home for a short time, according to the report. Hayden later let her back inside. The pause did not end the confrontation. Police said the two began fighting again in the kitchen before Hayden dragged Smith into a bedroom. Inside that room, officers said, the assault became focused on Smith’s pregnancy. Hayden kicked her in the stomach while she was five months pregnant, police said, and allegedly said, “I need to kill the baby.”

Investigators said the attack did not stop with the kick. The report says Hayden used a pair of Smith’s leggings to choke her and then used his arm to continue choking her. Police have not released details about Smith’s medical condition, the pregnancy or whether hospital staff examined her after the alleged assault. The records made public so far also do not state whether officers saw visible injuries on either person when they responded. Those gaps leave several central questions unanswered, including what medical evidence may be part of the case and what prosecutors may argue about Hayden’s alleged intent.

The charges against Hayden point to more than a simple battery claim. Aggravated assault is used in Georgia cases where prosecutors allege an assault involved a deadly weapon, an object likely to cause serious injury or conduct that carried a high risk of harm. The kidnapping charge listed in jail records signals that police believe Hayden unlawfully moved or held Smith during part of the confrontation. The criminal damage charge suggests investigators also found property damage tied to the episode, though records available in the initial reports did not detail the item or location of that damage.

Smith’s own aggravated assault charge comes from the earlier part of the encounter, when police said she used the car as the alleged weapon. The witness account from her sister is central to that claim. According to police, the sister said Smith tried to hit Hayden five separate times as Hayden tried to leave. The public records do not say whether Smith gave officers a statement about why she got into the car, what she said happened after Hayden allegedly took her phone or whether she disputed the witness account. Smith was later released from custody, while Hayden remained held without bond in the Houston County Detention Center, according to reports.

The timeline shows a nine-day gap between the fight and the arrests. Police were called on April 11, but both Hayden and Smith were not booked until April 20. The records cited in local reports do not explain why the arrests happened more than a week later. In domestic violence cases, investigators may use that time to review witness accounts, photographs, medical records, body camera footage, property damage or written reports before warrants are sought. In this case, officials have not said what evidence was gathered after officers first went to the home.

Warner Robins sits in Houston County, about 20 miles south of Macon, and the case is being handled through local law enforcement and county detention records. The city police department’s report became the main public account of the confrontation. It names the home as the scene of several separate moments in the same fight: the argument over the phone, the vehicle incident, the lockout, the kitchen struggle and the bedroom assault. That sequence matters because each step may connect to a different charge and a different legal theory as the case moves forward.

The public account also leaves open what role prosecutors will assign to each part of the fight. Hayden is accused of violence against a pregnant partner and of conduct that police said included choking, a form of assault often treated as especially dangerous because it can cause serious injury without lasting visible marks. Smith is accused of using a car in a way that could have seriously injured Hayden. Police records describe both as suspects and both as participants in a violent domestic confrontation, but the records do not say whether either has entered a plea or hired an attorney.

No court hearing date was included in the initial public reports. The next steps are expected to include formal court filings, possible bond proceedings for Hayden and further decisions by prosecutors on how to present the allegations against both defendants. Investigators may also have to document Smith’s pregnancy status, any injuries, the alleged choking, the vehicle movements and the damage behind the property charge. Those records could become important if either case is presented to a grand jury or moves toward trial.

For now, the clearest picture comes from the police report’s timeline. A fight that began with words and a stolen phone moved outside to a car, back to the doorway, into the kitchen and then into a bedroom. By the time arrests were made, both 18-year-olds faced felony-level accusations from different parts of the same confrontation. Hayden remained in custody without bond, while Smith had been released. The next public milestone will be the first major court action in Houston County.

Author note: Last updated May 23, 2026.