Dad accused of burning child with cigarette (Thomasville, North Carolina)

Dad is identified as DWAYNE LEE MOORE.

http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20150914/NEWS/150919920

Father accused of burning child with cigarette

Published: Monday, September 14, 2015 at 2:19 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, September 14, 2015 at 2:19 p.m.

The Thomasville Police Department has charged a Thomasville man with child abuse, according to an arrest warrant.

Dwayne Lee Moore, 49, of 206 Estes St., is accused by Thomasville Police of burning his child with a cigarette Saturday. He has been charged with felony intentional child abuse inflicting serious bodily injury and misdemeanor communicating threats.

An officer with the Thomasville Police Department alleged in the arrest warrant that Moore burned his 15-year-old child’s left palm. Moore is accused of telling his child, “If you don’t get up, I’ll make sure you never go home again alive.”

Moore was placed in the Davidson County Detention Center under a $100,000 secured bond. He is scheduled to appear Oct. 14 in Thomasville District Court.