Police said a man drove his pickup truck into his front door while trying to run over his wife Oct. 1 in St. Peters.
Timothy P. McMorris, 34, was charged Tuesday with third-degree domestic assault and second-degree child endangerment.
St. Peters Police said McMorris pushed his wife out of his pickup truck, put the truck in reverse and tried to hit her with the truck. The woman ran into their house in the first block of Pilot Hill Court and grabbed the couple’s 9-year-old daughter just inside the doorway, police said.
McMorris continued backing his truck up towards the woman and ran it into the front of the house, damaging the front entrance, according to the police report.
If you have experienced or know someone who has experienced domestic or sexual violence, find resources through the St. Louis Ending Violence Against Women Network or call the Safe Connections 24-hour crisis hotline at 314-531-2003.
For more crime information on St. Peters Patch, see the following information:
- Man Charged After Assaulting Girlfriend Along I-370
