Blotter: Salisbury man charged with assaulting pregnant woman

Published 11:20 pm Sunday, December 5, 2021

Peyton Peterson, 22, of Salisbury was charged Saturday with the misdemeanor offenses of domestic criminal trespassing, communicating threats, injury to real property, attempted breaking or entering a building and assault on a female.

An arrest report states Peterson shoved a pregnant woman to the ground and held her down, resulting in a doctor’s visit. The other offenses were tied to the same victim, who also reports Peterson damaged a door in her home after allegedly breaking in.

Peterson remained in jail Sunday without a bond.

In weekend arrests:

• Bernard Johnson, 52, of Salisbury was charged Saturday with misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon and simple assault after allegedly punching a man and striking him with an aluminum bat in the head causing an injury on the forehead.

• Corey Levi Crawson, 25, of China Grove was charged Saturday with felony fleeing to elude arrest with a motor vehicle and cited for reckless driving to endanger and speeding on Interstate 85 near N.C. 152. He was booked into the Rowan County Detention Center on a bond of $25,000.

• Ricky Lee Hoskins, 42, of Salisbury was charged Saturday with felony possession of a firearm by a felon and misdemeanor resisting a public officer. An arrest report states Hoskins was in possession of a GLOCK 21 pistol after being convicted in 2016 of maintaining controlled substances in a vehicle/dwelling/place, a felony offense. Hoskins on Saturday also received citations related to impaired driving and possessing an open container. He was booked into the Rowan County Detention Center on a bond of $20,000.

• Jose A. Hernandez Alvarenga, 26, of Salisbury was charged Friday with felony possession of cocaine and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.

• Jacob Robert Webb, 21, of Salisbury was charged Saturday with felony possession of methamphetamine and felony possession of a stolen motor vehicle.

• Michael Davis Canaday, 47, of Salisbury was charged Saturday with felony possession of methamphetamine and misdemeanor possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

• Gretchen Mary Beckwith, 37, of Kannapolis was charged Sunday with felony possession of heroin, a schedule one controlled substance, along with misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.

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Natalie Anderson covers the city of Salisbury, politics and more for the Salisbury Post. She joined the staff in January 2020 after graduating from Louisiana State University, where she was editor of The Reveille newspaper. Email her at natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com or call her at 704-797-4246.

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