A man in Illinois was arrested after his girlfriend jumped out of his moving car to escape after he hit her, causing her to suffer a cut on her forehead that exposed her skull. Thomas A. Welch has been accused of attempted murder, aggravated domestic battery and kidnapping. An arrest affidavit obtained by WCIA stated that deputies with the Moultrie County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene around 1 a.m. on December 31, 2025, after they received a report that a woman - covered in blood - had run up to a stranger's home in Kirksville, Illinois, looking for help.