FAIRFIELD – A Fairfield woman is behind bars after police say she assaulted a pregnant woman during a dispute.

According to the Fairfield Police Department, on the evening of Sunday, December 28, at approximately 7:42pm, officers were dispatched to a residential area in the 300 block of East Pierce Avenue. An assault was reported at that time, and during the course of their investigation, officers learned that the suspect was having a dispute with the victim. 

The suspect, who was identified as 30-year-old Amanda Marie Hofmeyer, allegedly opened the victim’s car door and struck them in the face multiple times, causing minor injuries. Court documents state that the dispute involved Hofmeyer’s significant other, and that the victim reported that she is pregnant by that individual.

Hofmeyer was ultimately arrested and charged with 1st Degree Burglary, a class B felony. She was transported to the Jefferson County Correctional Facility, where she is being held on a $25,000 bond.