'Tell me why I shouldn't kill you': Man jammed gun in girlfriend's mouth, and said 'good' when she told him she couldn't breathe, cops allege

Enraged that his woman whitethorn person been talking with different man, a 33-year-old Florida antheral allegedly placed a weapon successful his girlfriend's rima and told her "tell maine wherefore I shouldn't termination you" earlier firing a changeable that astir deed her.

Erick LaPlante faces a slew of charges including attempted murder, equipped robbery, artillery by strangulation and aggravated assault. According to a probable origin apprehension affidavit, the unfortunate was taking a nap with her babe girl erstwhile LaPlante barged into the country and grabbed her telephone connected Tuesday astatine their flat successful the 1100 artifact of NE 215th Street successful Miami.

He allegedly jammed the tube of a weapon successful her rima and demanded she unlock the phone. She said that she told him the password retired of fearfulness and helium began going done the phone.

LaPlante past confronted her astir a speech helium recovered connected the telephone earlier slamming her to the ground, cops wrote. He allegedly straddled her and pressed her arms connected her neck, preventing her from breathing. When she said she couldn't breathe, helium responded "good," cops said.

The suspect allegedly pointed the weapon astatine her and asked her if she was seeing different man.

"Tell maine wherefore I shouldn't termination you," LaPlante said, per cops.

He fired the gun, narrowly missing her with her babe not acold away, the affidavit stated. Then, helium picked up the casing and showed it to her.

"You spot this," helium allegedly said. "You spot I'm not playing."

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LaPlante allegedly began pistol-whipping the unfortunate passim her body, including her face, which caused a chopped to her lip. He besides choked her, causing her to consciousness similar she was going to suffer consciousness, she alleged.

The victim's sister arrived astatine the flat and LaPlante allegedly ordered the unfortunate to instrumentality a ablution to fell her injuries. Instead, the unfortunate seemingly grabbed her babe and ran to her sister, who helped her retired of the flat and called cops.

Officers aboriginal arrested LaPlante and took him to the Miami-Dade County Jail, wherever helium remains without bond.