Dad punches man while holding 8-month-old son; abandons baby in bush under police pursuit (Lincoln, Nebraska)

Multi-tasking is a fine thing, but dad JEROME MENYWEATHER takes it to new heights. He apparently punched some guy and then took off running--all while holding his 8-month-old son (I guess that's how you combine babysitting and "taking care of business" on the same night). But it got to be just a bit complicated when the police started after Dad in hot pursuit, so Dad dumped the baby in a bush and kept running. So hard to balance "work" and "family," don't you know.

INVISIBLE MOTHER ALERT: So where is this baby's mother at 2 AM? Working the night shift or what?

http://www.nebraska.tv/Global/story.asp?S=12576253

Police say Nebraska dad put baby son in bush

Associated Press - June 1, 2010 3:55 PM ET

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Lincoln police say they arrested a Grand Island man after he put his baby son in a bush while being chased by officers.

Police spokeswoman Katie Flood says officers were called to a disturbance around 2 a.m. Saturday. She says they saw one man punch another in the face, then take off running.

Flood says it looked to the officers like the man was carrying a baby as he ran. She says the man ducked behind a bush, then came up empty-handed.

The 8-month-old boy was found in the bush, unharmed.

His father, 35-year-old Jerome Menyweather, was arrested on suspicion of child abuse, assault and failure to obey an officer.

A jail spokeswoman says Menyweather remained in custody Tuesday. Case records don't yet include his attorney's name.