An Inland Empire woman was beaten and threatened with a gun by her husband during a domestic violence incident over the weekend, authorities said.
The unidentified victim, who had suffered significant injuries to her face, managed to flee her home on the 2400 block of Oceanview Drive in the San Antonio Heights community and drive to the Upland Police Department around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday.
She told authorities she had been struck, threatened and held against her will by her husband, 38-year-old Edgar Morales, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said.
Investigators also learned that the victim’s four young children had been left at home with Morales, who has allegedly been violent with them in the past.
The victim asked that deputies check on the children and warned that Morales had additional firearms.
At the home, deputies located and safely removed the children, but Morales was nowhere to be found.
Morales’ rental vehicle was located in the city of Fontana with help from various department databases, and deputies conducted a “high-risk traffic stop” where Morales was taken into custody.
“Several firearms and a large amount of ammunition was located at Morales’ residence and taken for safe keeping,” the sheriff’s department said.
Morales was booked on suspicion of domestic violence, criminal threats and false imprisonment.
Anyone who believes they may be a victim of domestic violence can call San Bernardino County’s 2-1-1 number for resources or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE).
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