Location: Raleigh NC
On monday may 26th I (F18) was dragged to the ground and restrained by my father (M42) which left me with bruises and scratches on my arms
(I have photo evidence of the injuries)
Details: My parents are divorced and share split custody of my siblings, since I am 18 so I am not included in the custody agreement so I can switch houses when I want but I usually spend equal time at both
Around 8:30 that monday night my father took me and my siblings(9 and 7) to mcdonald’s to get food. He had given me a bunch of food to hold but I told him I could not hold it all since I was in the 2nd row of the car, he started yelling and insulting me the rest of the way home which made me cry and hyperventilate. Once we got into the neighborhood I hopped out the car while it was slowly moving. Once I hopped out the car my dad immediately stepped on the breaks and ran at me. He aggressively grabbed me by my arms and dragged me across the street to get back in the car.
While he was dragging me I was screaming and my brother had to hop out the car and beg my dad not to hurt me. My father then let me go and took my phone(that I paid for)from me and got back into his car, at this point I was having a panic attack and was yelling at him to give me my phone and telling him to call the cops or my mom.
For 7 minutes I tried to walk to my mom’s house but he would pull the car up next to me and send my siblings(9 and 7) to chase me and beg me to get in the car. During these 7 minutes I was still having a panic attack and was screaming for him to give me my phone so I can call someone. My dad then got back out the car, chased me down, and trapped me in a bear hug so tight I could not breathe but I managed to get out of it. Eventually I got back into his car the car because I feared for my sibling’s safety if I were to leave them with him while he was mad because he gets scary. Once we got back to the house my mom had driven to his house to check up on me since I was sending her distressing texts right before the incident happened. My father refused to open the front door and did not let me see her because of the state I was in(injuries on my arms and still crying). He even turned on the Ring alarm to
make sure i wouldn’t leave the house until my mother left.
I already made a police report but I want to press charges. Any recommendations on what steps to take would really help. I also have taken some of my important stuff from his house but there’s still a lot I need to go back for so is there way I could get a officer or someone to be there while I pack my stuff? Would he get arrested if I press charges?