Last week we told you about a Bartlesville man whose domestic abuse charges were upgraded after his pregnant girlfriend's child was stillborn as a result of the assault. Now, Oklahoma City police are looking for a man accused of causing a woman's miscarriage after a series of domestic assaults that lasted for three days.

Police say Christopher Allen Whitfield, 31, also known as Christopher Allen Singer, assaulted the mother of one of his children by beating her with a shoe and with a closed fist until she nearly lost consciousness, locked her in a room with no food for three days, and raping her. According to a local news report, she was transported to a local hospital with "massive bruising across her entire body and burns to her face."The woman, who was six weeks pregnant during the assaults, suffered a miscarriage. 

Whitfield, who was already wanted on domestic violence warrants from January of this year, now has warrants out for his arrest on complaints of rape and homicide. His criminal history shows a propensity for violence:

  • Armed robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery - 2002, Cleveland County
  • Assault and battery - 2003, Cleveland County
  • Possession of contraband (drugs) in a penal institution - 2007, Cleveland County
  • Domestic assault and battery - 2010, Oklahoma County
  • Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and domestic assault and battery after prior conviction - 2010, Oklahoma County
  • Domestic assault and battery and domestic abuse by strangulation - 2011, Oklahoma County
  • Outstanding warrants for domestic abuse and domestic assault and battery with a dangerous weapon - 2014, Oklahoma County

As stated in last week's blog post, domestic violence resulting in miscarriage or stillbirth is a serious felony offense. When domestic abuse leads to the loss of the unborn child, the offense is a felony that carries a minimum term of 20 years in prison.

Other acts of felony domestic violence include the following:

  • Domestic abuse with prior pattern of physical abuse (3 or more incidents in the previous six months) - up to 10 years in prison
  • Domestic abuse with a dangerous weapon - up to 10 years in prison
  • Domestic assault and battery with a deadly weapon - up to life in prison
  • Second or subsequent act of domestic violence against a pregnant woman - up to 10 years in prison
  • Domestic abuse resulting in great bodily injury - up to 10 years in prison
  • Second or subsequent act of domestic violence in the presence of a child - up to 5 years in prison

In addition to the domestic violence resulting in pregnancy loss accusation, Whitfield is wanted on a rape complaint. In Oklahoma, a first degree rape conviction brings a potential sentence of 5 years to life in prison.