GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts man charged with picking up a woman he had been arguing with and carrying her into the path of an approaching dump truck has been held without bail.
Michael Baker was also ordered at his arraignment Monday to undergo a mental health evaluation. He pleaded not guilty to charges including attempted murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
Police say the 40-year-old Baker, who has addresses in Beverly and Ipswich, and the woman had been arguing late Friday morning over the custody of a 7-year-old girl.
They say he grabbed the woman and carried her into a Gloucester street, where they were struck. Both were taken to the hospital and survived.
Baker’s attorney, Nicole Reilly, and members of his family refused comment outside court.
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