Credit: Tullytown Police
A Bristol man accused of bloodying the mother of his child in Tullytown has pleaded guilty.
Brandon Boyd, 32, plead guilty to charges of simple assault, harassment and criminal mischief recently before a judge in Doylestown. He is currently serving 18 months in jail for the crimes. He was also ordered to take part in a domestic violence program and not to have contact with the victim, according to court papers.
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According to police, the victim arrived at the Tullytown police station on Main Street with blood running down her face and neck in September after she said Boyd attacked her.
Police found Boyd as he jogged in the area of Cheston and Lovett avenues. In court papers, the officer wrote that he exited his vehicle and Boyd appeared to have a “scrambled look on his face.” He was then taken into custody.
Boyd refused to answer the officer’s questions but did admit later that he was drinking earlier in the day after the he was asked why he smelled of booze, police said.
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A male witness to the assault followed behind Boyd and told the officer he saw Boyd grabbing with the woman, who was covered with blood. He also said he watched Boyd take the woman’s phone and hurl it in the street as she yelled for help, according to court papers.
The woman told police Boyd was drinking and “lost it.” She also said Boyd choked her until she had trouble breathing and then threw her into a wall, where she sustained her bloody head wound, according to court papers. As she tried to call 9-1-1, Boyd grabbed her phone broke it and threw it, she told police.
