Police arrest Scottsbluff man on domestic assault charges, strangulation

SCOTTSBLUFF - Scottsbluff police arrested a 19-year-old Scottsbluff man on charges of strangulation, child abuse and third degree domestic assault.

Police say Carlos Aguilar went to a Scottsbluff home to pick up his child. He's accused of pulling the child away from another person's arms, pushing the woman down and strangling her with his free arm.

According to court documents, Aguilar took the baby to his vehicle before rushing back into the home and choking the woman again and slapping her. 

The victim told police she was unable to breathe. The woman's mother had to stop the assault.