Woman pushed from moving car on Athens Perimeter

Steven Delaney Childs

By Joe Johnson

A 30-year-old woman was pushed out of a moving car on the Athens Perimeter during an argument with her brother early Sunday morning.

Steve Delaney Childs, 36, of Vineyard Drive was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and battery.

Police said they learned of the incident at about 4 a.m. when the victim called 911 call from the side of the highway.

She related that they had been arguing about a family matter when her brother hit her in the face, then slowed down, opened the passenger door and pushed her out.

Police said a welt was forming on the victim’s face and she had injuries that were consistent with having been pushed from a moving vehicle.

Childs claimed that he had stopped the car and told his sister to get out.

He is being held in pretrial detention without bail.