Suspect arrested in connection with attacking pregnant woman on Route 116 in Hadley

HADLEY, Mass. (WWLP) - A Greenfield man was arrested and charged with assault and battery on a pregnant woman after 911 calls reported an attack on Route 116 in Hadley on Wednesday afternoon.

In a news release from the Hadley Police Department, at around 4 p.m. officers were sent to Route 116 for multiple 911 calls of a woman being attacked on the side of the road. Police say at least two people stopped to help the woman.

When officers arrived, it was discovered that the attacker had left the area heading north in a vehicle. They believed he was headed toward Greenfield. State Police Troopers located the vehicle in Greenfield and the suspect, 31-year-old Alex Zabnicki of Greenfield, was arrested and brought to the Hadley Police Headquarters to be booked on the following charges:

• Assault and Battery on a Pregnant Victim
• Threat to Commit a Crime