In one incident, a friend of Bloom called 911, reporting that Fields spat in his mother’s face and threatened her with a 12-inch knife. In another occurrence, Bloom called 911 and accused the teen of smacking her in the head and putting his hand over her mouth after she asked him to stop playing video games. On a third occasion, Bloom called police to report that she was frightened by her son’s threats against her. Fields, who most recently lived in Maumee, Ohio, appeared in court Monday on a charge of second-degree murder. Not all domestic abusers become murderers, but an analysis of criminal offenders in Washington state found that a felony domestic violence conviction is a high predictor for future violent crimes.

Source: Huffington Post August 14, 2017 21:56 UTC