My response:
Oh, my dear, yes you are in danger. Police arrest husbands all the time for "Domestic Violence" even if they only "hit walls". Studies indicate that one day, it's walls, and then the next, it could be your face. The Nevada Police are EXTREMELY conservative and will haul away a husband at the first "glimmer" of Domestic Violence. Don't wait to become his punching bag. There are VERY GOOD "battered women shelters in Nevada, and they will assist you in taking care of you and your child. You don't have to live in fear.
Also, you need to document the Domestic Violence with the Police, so that when you do eventually go to court, there won't be any chance that he will obtain custody of your child. The best he could hope for is "Monitored Visitation" - but, without documentation of his violence, he could get far more than he may deserve.
As for MSM, I got an e-mail notification that you had responded to my other thread, but had apparently deleted your comment before I could read it. Yes, you are the person I was referencing.
Good luck to our writer.
IAAL