From staff reports

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A father and son accused of beating a pregnant woman with a shovel over a landlord dispute have been arrested on charges of aggravated battery, damaging property and burglary.

The Escambia County Sheriff's Office report states that on Feb. 9 Frankie Lamar Baker, 21, was beating on the door of a trailer on South Old Corry Field Road around 8 p.m., before he opened the door and grabbed a pregnant woman from inside. Once he had pulled her outside, he began beating the victim with a shovel, according to reports. When the woman's boyfriend came outside, Baker allegedly hit him also, breaking the metal piece of the shovel off in the process.

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According to the report, Baker's father, Frankie James Hale, 50, then came out and hit the female victim over the back of the head. The woman ran to a nearby convenience store for help, and told police the male victim who was left behind was still being beaten by the two men.

Hale was arrested that evening and charged with two counts of aggravated battery, but Baker had left the scene by the time police had arrived.

Police responded to the same home the following day at 7 p.m. when the same victim told police she heard banging on the trailer door and screaming coming from outside. She said she saw Baker standing at the front door, so she and her boyfriend barricaded the door to stop him from getting in.

The report states that Baker pulled out the window air conditioning unit and reached his hand in the window trying to get in, but the male victim began swinging a machete at the window until Baker fled the scene.

Baker was taken into custody Sunday night on one count of aggravated battery, two counts of burglary and one count of damaging property.