Trucker accused of holding wife hostage will have deadly encounter eventually, ex-girlfriend says

It’s only a matter of time before someone gets killed in a confrontation with Patrick Berthelot, the truck driver accused of holding his wife hostage on Interstates 275 and 71 over the weekend, his ex-girlfriend told WCPO 9.

AN ALABAMA MAN IS BEHIND BARSTODAY AFTER LEADING POLICE ONAN HOURS LONG CHASE THROUGHBUTLER AND HAMILTON COUNTIES.PROSECUTORS CHARGED PATRICKBERTHELOT WITH KIDNAPPING,AFTER POLICE SAID HE HELD HISWIFE HOSTAGE ALONG 275 AND 71ON SATURDAY.

HIS BOND WAS SETAT 275 THOUSAND DOLLARS THISMORNING.

REPORTER MARIELCARBONE IS FOLLOWING THIS CASEAND BERTHELOT'S HISTORY WITHLAW ENFORCEMENT.POLICE SAY THIS IS A CASE OFDOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND IT'S NOTTHE FIRST TIME BERTHELOT HASBEEN ACCUSED OF THAT.

HE'S GOTA WRAP SHEET FROM MULTIPLESTATES, INCLUDING GEORGIA,ALABAMA AND LOUISIANA.

AN EX-GIRLFRIEND, AND THE MOTHER OFHIS TWO CHILDREN, SPOKE TO USTODAY ABOUT THE FEAR SHE'SLIVING IN EVERYDAY.

PACK: 911DISPATCH:"Hello, can I helpyou?" WIFE:"Please help me!"(Crying and screaming) THISPHONE CALL TO 911 CAME FROMTHIS WHITE TRACTOR TRAILER ONSATURDAY.

AS PATRICK BERTHELOTLED OFFICERS ON A CHASE ALONG275 AND 71.

INSIDE,OFFICIALS SAY HE WAS HOLDINGHIS WIFE HOSTAGE.

WIFE:"Hewon't let me out of the car."BUT BEFORE THAT CALL, WASANOTHER CALL.

ALEXSISTHOMPSON/EX OF BERTHELOT"Instantly my whole body wentnumb.

It just went numb."ALEXSIS THOMPSON IS ANEX-GIRLFRIEND OF BERTHELOT.AND THE MOTHER OF HIS TWOCHILDREN.

SHE CLAIMS HE CALLEDHER THAT DAY, ASKING THOMPSONTO TELL HIS WIFE, HE WASN'TCHEATING ON HER.

IN THEBACKGROUND ALEXSISTHOMPSON/EX OF BERTHELOT "I'mhearing her yell and scream,call the police.

Call thepolice." SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHERETHE COUPLE WAS, SO SHE WAS NOTABLE TO CALL 911.

BERTHELOTHAS A DOCUMENTED HISTORY OFDOMESTIC ABUSE.

IN 2019, HEWAS INDICTED IN GEORGIA FORAGGRAVATED ASSAULT OF HIS NOWWIFE.

AND IN 2012 HE WASCHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDERIN TUSCALOOSA AGAINST ADIFFERENT EX GIRLFRIEND.PROSECUTORS DISMISSED THEATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGED.BERTHELOT PLED GUILTY TODOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND WASSENTENCED TO PROBATION.FORTHOMPSON, THE CYCLE NEVERSEEMS TO END.

ALEXSISTHOMPSON/EX OF BERTHELOT "Whatis it going to take to stophim?

I really just don'tunderstand." FOR THOMPSON, THECYCLE DOESN'T END.

ALEXSISTHOMPSON/EX OF BERTHELOT "Ibasically just been honestlywaiting to kind of die,honestly because that's how Ifeel.

Because he's been inthis situation so many times,it's a reoccurring event forhim.

And I'm just like, Idon't feel like it's going tostop now until someone isdead." 911 NATS, BERTHELOT: "Ialready know how this is gongto end I'm not going downwithout a fight.

The policeare going to have to kill me."THOMPSON SAYS THIS TIME,THINGSNEED TO BE DIFFERENT.

AND SHEWON'T FEEL SAFE, UNTIL HESTAYS BEHIND BARS.

ALEXSISTHOMPSON/EX OF BERTHELOT "Howis he able to continuously gohome about his life as if it'snothing?

How he is able tocontinuously get out and stillbe able to live comfortablyafter doing all this stuff?

Itis really a major problem.

Ino longer want to live my lifehaving to look over myshoulder everywhere I go."