The 41-year-old man is accused of slapping, dragging and slamming the 23-month-old boy after the child refused to kiss him goodnight.
Police in Killeen, Texas said they were called to the 200 block of West Anderson Avenue for domestic violence complaints. KWKT-TV reported. Killeen is just over an hour north of Austin. Jail records show that the incident occurred Friday.
“They need to lock him in and throw away the key.”
Police were said the child refused to kiss the man good night, the station said. The man was accused of slapping the boy with his cheeks, back and butt, dragging the boy into the bedroom, slamming the child into the bed, stolen him and keeping him out of reach of anyone who reported the incident, KWKT reported.
The suspect was identified as Craig Lamont Jones, the station said.
He was arrested on suspicion of assault in which he injured a child with intent to cause physical injuries to his family and cause physical injuries, KWKT said.
Jones remained at the Bell County Jail Wednesday morning. His bonds totaled $82,500.
How do people react?
As you can imagine, the observer is not satisfied with the accused.
- “They need to lock him up and throw away the key,” Facebook commented It has been declared.
- “Hell, I won't kiss him either,” another user It is listed.
- “I hope mom moves far away,” another commenter I wrote it.
- “Take this psycho away from children,” another user Requested.
- “That poor baby,” another commenter observation“Who knows what… he's going through it.”
- “They're having fun in prison with him,” another user It was predicted.
- “I'm grateful that other people in the household reported it and didn't turn a blind eye to the abuse,” another commenter I said. “Hopefully this was an isolated incident for that poor baby.”
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