SURPRISE, AZ (AZFamily) — A California man who traveled to the West Valley and brutally assaulted his pregnant ex-wife in front of her three children has been sentenced to more than two decades behind bars.

According to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Garett Headrick, 27, was sentenced to 21 years for attempting to murder his former spouse in Surprise one year ago.

On Oct. 19, 2024, police said that they were called out to the ex-wife’s home after a 911 caller reported seeing Headrick grab the woman by the hair and drag her into a house. Prosecutors said that the woman and her kids were leaving for a soccer game when he approached them with a metal bar and forced them back inside.

At that point, police said he beat her in front of the children and then restrained her while thr

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