An

man was arrested Sunday after he allegedly punched his girlfriend and injured their baby following an argument over spilled nail polish.

Ernesto Charlie Carranza

, of the first block of North Madison Street, and Kavonna Brodsky argued at about 12:30 p.m. after nail polish dripped on the floor of their home, court records say.

Carranza, 21, was carrying the couple's 4-month-old child on his hip as he repeatedly sought to hit Brodsky in the face, records say. Brodsky pushed Carranza away, but he ultimately punched her in the chest and face, causing redness and swelling, records say.

Brodsky attempted to take their daughter from Carranza, who put the baby on the bed and left after his girlfriend told him she planned to call police, records say. Before leaving, Carranza told Brodsky, "You hit yourself in the chest," records say.

An officer observed redness and swelling on the baby's lower right leg, but records don't say how the the injury occurred.

Carranza is charged with simple assault, harassment and endangering the welfare of a child. He was arraigned Monday before District Judge Rod Beck and sent to Lehigh County Prison in lieu of $1,500 bail.

His preliminary hearing is scheduled Sept. 4.

Contact Lehigh County suburbs reporter Precious Petty at 484-894-3854 or ppetty@express-times.com.



