The custodial dad is identified as JOHN ROSS NORFLEET. We've posted on this case before.
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/31673952/dad-stepmom-get-lengthy-prison-sentences-in-childs-death
Dad, stepmom get lengthy prison sentences in child's death
Posted: Apr 08, 2016 4:58 AM EDT Updated: Apr 08, 2016 4:58 AM EDT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A Jacksonville father and stepmother have received lengthy prison sentences in the beating death of his 4-year-old daughter.
Media outlets report a judge sentenced 32-year-old John Ross Norfleet on Thursday to life in prison plus 30 years for the January 2015 death of Jada Norfleet.
The girl's stepmother, 34-year-old Shavonn Chanyell Norfleet, received 60 years in prison. Neither will be eligible for parole.
Prosecutors say John and Shavonn Norfleet disciplined the child by hitting her with a piece of lumber.
John Norfleet, who was a former high school teacher, was convicted last month on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated manslaughter of a small child and aggravated child abuse.
Shavonn Norfleet was convicted of aggravated manslaughter of a child and aggravated child abuse.
Friday, April 8, 2016
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Tormented boy kills crazy, abusive father with unspecified custody rights; gets sentenced to 20 years in prison (Kootenai County, Idaho)
Was the mother "estranged" before all this happened? Not clarified here. But if she was, who in the hell thought it was a good idea to place these boys with a violent, lunatic father?
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/idaho-teen-sentenced-20-years-deaths-father-brother-article-1.2588562
Idaho teen sentenced 20 years in deaths of zombie-obsessed father and younger brother
BY Nicole Hensley / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS / Monday, April 4, 2016, 10:12 PM
A 16-year-old Idaho boy who murdered his abusive, zombie-obsessed father before brutally stabbing his autistic brother to death, will spend 20 years behind bars.
After a jury found Eldon Gale Samuel III guilty of first-degree and second-degree murder charges in late January, a Kootenai County judge slapped the teenager with two concurrent sentences Friday.
Eldon will spend the next two decades in an adult prison, rather than a juvenile facility, looking back on the night of March 24, 2014. At age 14, he riddled Eldon Samuel Jr. with bullets before moving on to Jonathan Samuel, 13. Eldon shot him repeatedly and then hacked his kid brother to death as the scared child cowered under a bed at their Coeur d’Alene home.
The teen reflected on his actions during a sentencing hearing Friday afternoon.
“I’m not the same person I was two years ago,” KXLY-TV reported Eldon as telling Judge Benjamin Simpson. “I feel like a whole new person, but that doesn't excuse what I did."
He acknowledged killing his little brother, who he referred to as “Johnny.”
“I lost my dad and my brother, Johnny, my own little brother,” Eldon added.
Mental health experts believe parental neglect and a dysfunctional home life with his doomsday prepper father contributed to signs of reactive detachment disorder in Samuel, the Spokesman Review reported.
During the trial, the victim’s estranged wife, Tina, said the elder Samuel planned to take his sons into the mountains to train against a zombie apocalypse.
Eldon shot his father in the stomach and pumped three more bullets into his head to prevent him from reanimating into the flesh-eating undead, a defense attorney argued in court.
Judge Simpson acknowledged that Samuel will require treatment to prevent future streaks of violence.
“Mr. Samuel, you’re going to have to live with the fact you took Jonathan’s life for the rest of your life,” Simpson told Eldon.
“You’re going to need treatment for a long time,” he added, according to the Spokesman-Review.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/idaho-teen-sentenced-20-years-deaths-father-brother-article-1.2588562
Idaho teen sentenced 20 years in deaths of zombie-obsessed father and younger brother
BY Nicole Hensley / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS / Monday, April 4, 2016, 10:12 PM
A 16-year-old Idaho boy who murdered his abusive, zombie-obsessed father before brutally stabbing his autistic brother to death, will spend 20 years behind bars.
After a jury found Eldon Gale Samuel III guilty of first-degree and second-degree murder charges in late January, a Kootenai County judge slapped the teenager with two concurrent sentences Friday.
Eldon will spend the next two decades in an adult prison, rather than a juvenile facility, looking back on the night of March 24, 2014. At age 14, he riddled Eldon Samuel Jr. with bullets before moving on to Jonathan Samuel, 13. Eldon shot him repeatedly and then hacked his kid brother to death as the scared child cowered under a bed at their Coeur d’Alene home.
The teen reflected on his actions during a sentencing hearing Friday afternoon.
“I’m not the same person I was two years ago,” KXLY-TV reported Eldon as telling Judge Benjamin Simpson. “I feel like a whole new person, but that doesn't excuse what I did."
He acknowledged killing his little brother, who he referred to as “Johnny.”
“I lost my dad and my brother, Johnny, my own little brother,” Eldon added.
Mental health experts believe parental neglect and a dysfunctional home life with his doomsday prepper father contributed to signs of reactive detachment disorder in Samuel, the Spokesman Review reported.
During the trial, the victim’s estranged wife, Tina, said the elder Samuel planned to take his sons into the mountains to train against a zombie apocalypse.
Eldon shot his father in the stomach and pumped three more bullets into his head to prevent him from reanimating into the flesh-eating undead, a defense attorney argued in court.
Judge Simpson acknowledged that Samuel will require treatment to prevent future streaks of violence.
“Mr. Samuel, you’re going to have to live with the fact you took Jonathan’s life for the rest of your life,” Simpson told Eldon.
“You’re going to need treatment for a long time,” he added, according to the Spokesman-Review.
Dad with unspecified custody rights, girlfriend plead not guilty to abusing 12-year-old daughter (Las Cruces, New Mexico)
As usual, no explanation as to how dad JAMES ANTHONY COLLINS got access to this child, what his rights are (full custody? joint?), how he got them, who gave them to him, whether he had a previous history of violence with this child's mother, or even what happened to this girl's mother.
A custodial mother is nearly always held responsible for "failure" to protect against a violent boyfriend, even if the boyfriend is also beating her or making death threats if she goes to the authorities. However, custodial fathers almost always play the Clueless Daddy card and get off.
http://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/crime/2016/04/04/couple-charged-lightsaber-child-abuse-case-plead-not-guilty/82632052/
Couple charged in lightsaber child abuse case plead not guilty
Sun-News Reports, . 6:41 p.m. MDT April 4, 2016
LAS CRUCES - A father and his girlfriend pleaded not guilty to child abuse charges on Monday in 3rd Judicial District Court. The girlfriend allegedly hit the man's 12-year-old daughter with a toy lightsaber.
James Anthony Collins, 50, and his girlfriend, Julia Torres, 25, were indicted March 17 and charged with two counts of child abuse not resulting in death or great bodily harm, a third-degree felony, online court records show.
Collins and Torres appeared before District Judge Mary W. Rosner for arraignment on Monday. They both pleaded not guilty to the two charges.
Torres allegedly struck Collins’ daughter with the handle of a toy lightsaber, according to the 3rd Judicial District Attorney's Office.
The girl said she told Collins about the incident and other allegations of abuse, but reported to authorities he did nothing to stop it. Torres has denied hitting the victim with the toy, the Sun-News previously reported. But she admitted to having anger issues and using a baseball bat to twice break her boyfriend’s arm.
The abuse, which was reported to the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office, is alleged to have occurred between May 2014 and December 2015 in Vado.
Torres was arrested in connection to the charges. She has since been released from the Doña Ana County Detention Center on her own recognizance, online court record show.
On Monday, she was given a $3,000 unsecured bond. Collins, meanwhile, has until Friday to post a $3,000 secured bond. He was not arrested. His attorney argued for an unsecured bond, but the judge did not grant the request.
If convicted as charged, Collins and Torres could face up to three years in prison for each count.
A custodial mother is nearly always held responsible for "failure" to protect against a violent boyfriend, even if the boyfriend is also beating her or making death threats if she goes to the authorities. However, custodial fathers almost always play the Clueless Daddy card and get off.
http://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/crime/2016/04/04/couple-charged-lightsaber-child-abuse-case-plead-not-guilty/82632052/
Couple charged in lightsaber child abuse case plead not guilty
Sun-News Reports, . 6:41 p.m. MDT April 4, 2016
LAS CRUCES - A father and his girlfriend pleaded not guilty to child abuse charges on Monday in 3rd Judicial District Court. The girlfriend allegedly hit the man's 12-year-old daughter with a toy lightsaber.
James Anthony Collins, 50, and his girlfriend, Julia Torres, 25, were indicted March 17 and charged with two counts of child abuse not resulting in death or great bodily harm, a third-degree felony, online court records show.
Collins and Torres appeared before District Judge Mary W. Rosner for arraignment on Monday. They both pleaded not guilty to the two charges.
Torres allegedly struck Collins’ daughter with the handle of a toy lightsaber, according to the 3rd Judicial District Attorney's Office.
The girl said she told Collins about the incident and other allegations of abuse, but reported to authorities he did nothing to stop it. Torres has denied hitting the victim with the toy, the Sun-News previously reported. But she admitted to having anger issues and using a baseball bat to twice break her boyfriend’s arm.
The abuse, which was reported to the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office, is alleged to have occurred between May 2014 and December 2015 in Vado.
Torres was arrested in connection to the charges. She has since been released from the Doña Ana County Detention Center on her own recognizance, online court record show.
On Monday, she was given a $3,000 unsecured bond. Collins, meanwhile, has until Friday to post a $3,000 secured bond. He was not arrested. His attorney argued for an unsecured bond, but the judge did not grant the request.
If convicted as charged, Collins and Torres could face up to three years in prison for each count.
Monday, April 4, 2016
Dad indicted in murder of mom, 2-year-old daughter; didn't want to pay child support (Upper Marlboro, Maryland)
Dad is identified as DARON MAURICE BOSWELL-JOHNSON.
See the Killer Dads and Custody list for Maryland.
http://patch.com/maryland/bowie/mother-toddler-slain-girls-father-indicted-0
Mother, Toddler Slain; Girl's Father Indicted
Prince George's County Police say the father of a 2-year-old has admitted killing the child and her mother, an elementary school teacher.
By Deb Belt (Patch Staff) - April 1, 2016 6:27 pm ET
UPPER MARLBORO, MD — The father of a two-year-old girl he reportedly gunned down – angered by a court order to pay child support – was formally indicted Friday in the child’s death, as well as her mother’s murder.
NeShante Davis, 26, and her two-year-old daughter, Chloe Nichole Davis-Green, both of Fort Washington, were shot to death Feb. 2.
Prince George’s County Police say Chloe’s father, recently ordered to pay $600 a month in child support, killed the pair.
Daron Maurice Boswell-Johnson, 25, of Forestville, was indicted by a grand jury with two counts of murder, plus two counts of use of a firearm during a crime of violence.
Prosecutors say Boswell-Johnson lay in wait for Davis in her apartment’s parking lot, the pair argued, and he shot the mother and daughter.
“This is really the unspeakable and the unthinkable, that you would have a parent who executes their own child,” John Erzen, a spokesman with the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office, told WTOP.
Police said Boswell-Johnson has admitted his involvement in the mother/daughter homicide.
He is charged with two counts of first- and second-degree murder.
Co-workers, friends, family and parents from Davis’ school gathered in February to remember her as a hard-working mother who graduated from Bowie State University to pursue her dream of being a teacher.
Davis was in her first year as a second-grade teacher at Bradbury Heights Elementary School in Capitol Heights.
“I’m a teacher here and she was a wonderful person,” Judy Pirnia told FOX DC.
And while they mourned Davis’ violent, untimely death, and that of her young daughter, many attending the vigil spoke of sharing love.
“It’s amazing how much love in this world. She had much love. A lot of people showed love toward her and her baby,” said Justin Walls, a cousin of Davis, according to WUSA.
The suspect remains in jail without bond. Boswell-Johnson faces life in prison if convicted in the shootings.
See the Killer Dads and Custody list for Maryland.
http://patch.com/maryland/bowie/mother-toddler-slain-girls-father-indicted-0
Mother, Toddler Slain; Girl's Father Indicted
Prince George's County Police say the father of a 2-year-old has admitted killing the child and her mother, an elementary school teacher.
By Deb Belt (Patch Staff) - April 1, 2016 6:27 pm ET
UPPER MARLBORO, MD — The father of a two-year-old girl he reportedly gunned down – angered by a court order to pay child support – was formally indicted Friday in the child’s death, as well as her mother’s murder.
NeShante Davis, 26, and her two-year-old daughter, Chloe Nichole Davis-Green, both of Fort Washington, were shot to death Feb. 2.
Prince George’s County Police say Chloe’s father, recently ordered to pay $600 a month in child support, killed the pair.
Daron Maurice Boswell-Johnson, 25, of Forestville, was indicted by a grand jury with two counts of murder, plus two counts of use of a firearm during a crime of violence.
Prosecutors say Boswell-Johnson lay in wait for Davis in her apartment’s parking lot, the pair argued, and he shot the mother and daughter.
“This is really the unspeakable and the unthinkable, that you would have a parent who executes their own child,” John Erzen, a spokesman with the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office, told WTOP.
Police said Boswell-Johnson has admitted his involvement in the mother/daughter homicide.
He is charged with two counts of first- and second-degree murder.
Co-workers, friends, family and parents from Davis’ school gathered in February to remember her as a hard-working mother who graduated from Bowie State University to pursue her dream of being a teacher.
Davis was in her first year as a second-grade teacher at Bradbury Heights Elementary School in Capitol Heights.
“I’m a teacher here and she was a wonderful person,” Judy Pirnia told FOX DC.
And while they mourned Davis’ violent, untimely death, and that of her young daughter, many attending the vigil spoke of sharing love.
“It’s amazing how much love in this world. She had much love. A lot of people showed love toward her and her baby,” said Justin Walls, a cousin of Davis, according to WUSA.
The suspect remains in jail without bond. Boswell-Johnson faces life in prison if convicted in the shootings.
Dad who assaulted mom, held knife to daughter's chest AWARDED CHILD ACCESS after getting out of prison (Australia)
Sickening, but all too common. Dad is identified only by his last name, a pseudonym.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/family-court-judgement-father-who-bashed-partner-and-threatened-child-granted-access-20160401-gnw5ne.html
Family Court judgement: Father who bashed partner and threatened child granted access
Date April 3, 2016
Rachel Olding Reporter
A man who bashed his partner and held a samurai sword to his daughter's chest has been granted access to the nine-year-old following his release from jail.
The long-running dispute in the Family Court has incensed anti-violence advocates, who say the court still has a poor understanding of domestic violence and is too often granting access when there has been a history of violence.
It comes amid calls to nationalise the recommendations from Victoria's landmark Royal Commission into Family Violence report released during the week.
It recommended an overhaul of the entire court system, including the creation of specialist family violence courts.
A photograph showing the injuries inflicted upon a domestic abuse survivor who was later told that the man who bashed her should be allowed to visit their daughter.
Given the pseudonyms Ms Tindall and Mr Saldo, the couple from Sydney have been bitterly fighting over parenting orders since their relationship ended in 2008.
The court had ordered weekly paternal visits but, in August 2010, Ms Tindall suddenly stopped dropping the child at meetings because she had given evidence against Mr Saldo in his criminal trial for bashing her, tying her to a chair and holding a sword at the child in their Sydney home in 2007.
Graphic photographs tendered in the District Court showed bruising sustained by Ms Tindall, 34, when her then partner repeatedly punched her because he believed she had tried to cheat on him.
He pleaded guilty during the trial and was sentenced to at least two-and-a-half years prison.
Ms Tindall was convicted in 2013 of 20 breaches of the parenting orders because Justice Stewart Austin believed the criminal trial didn't constitute "a change in the family dynamic" that would warrant her halting weekly visits.
"The father's decision to publicly admit his past violent behaviour changed nothing about the history of the parties' relationship," he said, in a judgement that was later overturned by the Full Court.
After being released on parole in 2014, Mr Saldo, 38, applied to have his regular visits reinstated.
He expressed no remorse, saying he was pressured into pleading guilty and didn't commit the offences.
The child was interviewed by a family consultant and asked what she wanted to happen, to which she said she knew her father had hurt her mother but "I would be upset if I didn't get to see him".
Accordingly, Justice Margaret Cleary ordered in January that monthly visits at a supervised centre start, building up to fortnightly visits.
She praised the father for his "positive conduct... stability and lawfulness" in prison and noted that he intended to apply to have his conviction acquitted.
He has not filed an appeal more than two years later.
She admonished Ms Tindall for "avoiding time between the child and the father for her own reasons, which do not relate entirely to the child".
"The child is entitled to come to her own judgement about the father," she said.
Judgements issued throughout the eight-year dispute show the court's tendency to side with Mr Saldo.
Initially, child psychologist Dr R said he thought the mother was was making up the allegations, evidenced in her "disproportionate distress" and calculated manner.
An academic expert gave evidence that the mother, like many domestic violence victims, may have been acting in ways that seem irrational to reasonable people because of the abuse suffered.
When Mr Saldo pleaded guilty, Dr R issued a mea culpa, saying he had never been more wrong in his 20 years of report writing.
Former Australian of the Year and domestic violence survivor Rosie Batty, whose son was murdered by his father during a contact visit, told Fairfax Media she intends to turn her focus to the Family Court this year.
During a Senate inquiry last year, she singled it out as her "biggest area of concern", saying violent parents were too often being granted access to kids.
"There is a total disregard or a total ignorance of family violence being an issue," she told the inquiry. "You're viewed in court as likely to be lying to manipulate the system."
In a feature on the Family Court published in the Monthly in November, reporter Jess Hill found that judges were often deciding that access to an abusive parent was better than no access at all and that a parent supposedly 'alienating' a child from an abusive parent was possibly a greater threat.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/family-court-judgement-father-who-bashed-partner-and-threatened-child-granted-access-20160401-gnw5ne.html
Family Court judgement: Father who bashed partner and threatened child granted access
Date April 3, 2016
Rachel Olding Reporter
A man who bashed his partner and held a samurai sword to his daughter's chest has been granted access to the nine-year-old following his release from jail.
The long-running dispute in the Family Court has incensed anti-violence advocates, who say the court still has a poor understanding of domestic violence and is too often granting access when there has been a history of violence.
It comes amid calls to nationalise the recommendations from Victoria's landmark Royal Commission into Family Violence report released during the week.
It recommended an overhaul of the entire court system, including the creation of specialist family violence courts.
A photograph showing the injuries inflicted upon a domestic abuse survivor who was later told that the man who bashed her should be allowed to visit their daughter.
Given the pseudonyms Ms Tindall and Mr Saldo, the couple from Sydney have been bitterly fighting over parenting orders since their relationship ended in 2008.
The court had ordered weekly paternal visits but, in August 2010, Ms Tindall suddenly stopped dropping the child at meetings because she had given evidence against Mr Saldo in his criminal trial for bashing her, tying her to a chair and holding a sword at the child in their Sydney home in 2007.
Graphic photographs tendered in the District Court showed bruising sustained by Ms Tindall, 34, when her then partner repeatedly punched her because he believed she had tried to cheat on him.
He pleaded guilty during the trial and was sentenced to at least two-and-a-half years prison.
Ms Tindall was convicted in 2013 of 20 breaches of the parenting orders because Justice Stewart Austin believed the criminal trial didn't constitute "a change in the family dynamic" that would warrant her halting weekly visits.
"The father's decision to publicly admit his past violent behaviour changed nothing about the history of the parties' relationship," he said, in a judgement that was later overturned by the Full Court.
After being released on parole in 2014, Mr Saldo, 38, applied to have his regular visits reinstated.
He expressed no remorse, saying he was pressured into pleading guilty and didn't commit the offences.
The child was interviewed by a family consultant and asked what she wanted to happen, to which she said she knew her father had hurt her mother but "I would be upset if I didn't get to see him".
Accordingly, Justice Margaret Cleary ordered in January that monthly visits at a supervised centre start, building up to fortnightly visits.
She praised the father for his "positive conduct... stability and lawfulness" in prison and noted that he intended to apply to have his conviction acquitted.
He has not filed an appeal more than two years later.
She admonished Ms Tindall for "avoiding time between the child and the father for her own reasons, which do not relate entirely to the child".
"The child is entitled to come to her own judgement about the father," she said.
Judgements issued throughout the eight-year dispute show the court's tendency to side with Mr Saldo.
Initially, child psychologist Dr R said he thought the mother was was making up the allegations, evidenced in her "disproportionate distress" and calculated manner.
An academic expert gave evidence that the mother, like many domestic violence victims, may have been acting in ways that seem irrational to reasonable people because of the abuse suffered.
When Mr Saldo pleaded guilty, Dr R issued a mea culpa, saying he had never been more wrong in his 20 years of report writing.
Former Australian of the Year and domestic violence survivor Rosie Batty, whose son was murdered by his father during a contact visit, told Fairfax Media she intends to turn her focus to the Family Court this year.
During a Senate inquiry last year, she singled it out as her "biggest area of concern", saying violent parents were too often being granted access to kids.
"There is a total disregard or a total ignorance of family violence being an issue," she told the inquiry. "You're viewed in court as likely to be lying to manipulate the system."
In a feature on the Family Court published in the Monthly in November, reporter Jess Hill found that judges were often deciding that access to an abusive parent was better than no access at all and that a parent supposedly 'alienating' a child from an abusive parent was possibly a greater threat.
Friday, April 1, 2016
Father charged with killing 8-year-old son during weekend visitation (Durham, North Carolina)
Another father who shouldn't have had any custody/visitation rights.
As often happens, no word on his past history of violence, whether his access was court-ordered (and if so, by whom), or the existence of a grieving mother.
Dad is identified as THOMAS HARRISON JR.
http://www.wral.com/durham-father-charged-in-death-of-8-year-old-son/15611675/
Durham father charged in death of 8-year-old son
Posted 2:59 p.m. yesterday Updated 9:06 p.m. yesterday
Durham, N.C. — A Durham father has been charged with felony child abuse after his 8-year-old son died at a Raleigh hospital Sunday night.
Thomas Harrison, Jr., 31, of 4922 Old Page Road in Durham, was arrested and charged Monday.
Investigators said that Jonathan “MileMile” Miles Pittman was abused while staying with Harrison at his Durham apartment over the weekend. A search warrant stated that Pittman was complaining of stomach pain and had vomited several times when he was hospitalized.
An obituary for Pittman, who was a third grader at Wake Christian Academy, said that he loved sports and video games, as well as remote control cars and robots.
“Jonathan was full of joy and a blessing to everyone he met. He had a sweet heart and always looked for ways to help those around him,” the obituary said. “He always had a smile on his face and enjoyed the simple things of live, such as taking his shoes and socks off and throwing them anywhere, frequently in multiple locations.”
Harrison was being held at the Durham County Jail under a $1.5 million bond. His next court appearance was scheduled for April 19.
"Earlier this week, we were made aware of the unexpected death of one of our elementary students. Our school is a big family, and we are heartbroken. Currently we are focused on ministering to our students and helping them during this very difficult time," Mike Woods, head of Wake Christian Academy said in a statement Thursday night. "We are praying for the family and ask for the community to do the same. We trust our God and His love for us. While we don’t always understand His purpose, we know He has a perfect plan for each of our lives."
Authorities said they are waiting on a ruling from the state Medical Examiner to determine if charges against Harrison will be upgraded.
A funeral for Pittman was scheduled for Friday in Raleigh and a service honoring his life was scheduled for Saturday in Durham.
As often happens, no word on his past history of violence, whether his access was court-ordered (and if so, by whom), or the existence of a grieving mother.
Dad is identified as THOMAS HARRISON JR.
http://www.wral.com/durham-father-charged-in-death-of-8-year-old-son/15611675/
Durham father charged in death of 8-year-old son
Posted 2:59 p.m. yesterday Updated 9:06 p.m. yesterday
Durham, N.C. — A Durham father has been charged with felony child abuse after his 8-year-old son died at a Raleigh hospital Sunday night.
Thomas Harrison, Jr., 31, of 4922 Old Page Road in Durham, was arrested and charged Monday.
Investigators said that Jonathan “MileMile” Miles Pittman was abused while staying with Harrison at his Durham apartment over the weekend. A search warrant stated that Pittman was complaining of stomach pain and had vomited several times when he was hospitalized.
An obituary for Pittman, who was a third grader at Wake Christian Academy, said that he loved sports and video games, as well as remote control cars and robots.
“Jonathan was full of joy and a blessing to everyone he met. He had a sweet heart and always looked for ways to help those around him,” the obituary said. “He always had a smile on his face and enjoyed the simple things of live, such as taking his shoes and socks off and throwing them anywhere, frequently in multiple locations.”
Harrison was being held at the Durham County Jail under a $1.5 million bond. His next court appearance was scheduled for April 19.
"Earlier this week, we were made aware of the unexpected death of one of our elementary students. Our school is a big family, and we are heartbroken. Currently we are focused on ministering to our students and helping them during this very difficult time," Mike Woods, head of Wake Christian Academy said in a statement Thursday night. "We are praying for the family and ask for the community to do the same. We trust our God and His love for us. While we don’t always understand His purpose, we know He has a perfect plan for each of our lives."
Authorities said they are waiting on a ruling from the state Medical Examiner to determine if charges against Harrison will be upgraded.
A funeral for Pittman was scheduled for Friday in Raleigh and a service honoring his life was scheduled for Saturday in Durham.
Dad confesses to fatal beating of 2-year-old son during visitation (Douglas County, Georgia)
Yet another short-tempered violent father who never should have got his custody/visitaiton "rights."
This one is identified as COURTNEY CHAUVEZ CRAIG.
See the Killer Dads and Custody list for Georgia.
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/crime-law/father-admits-beating-2-year-old-son-for-swearing-/nqxFJ/
Father admits beating 2-year-old son for swearing at him
10:10 p.m. Thursday, March 31, 2016 |
Investigators: The toddler swore at his father and refused to go to sleep
Police said Courtney Craig eventually admitted to attacking his son after investigators questioned him. .
A 23-year-old Douglas County man, accused of killing his 2-year-old son, said the toddler called him the “b-word,” which enraged him, Channel 2 Action News reported Thursday.
Courtney Chauvez Craig confessed to beating his son in anger, the station reported. King Davis, 2, of Louisiana, was visiting his father March 1, when he was found unresponsive in Craig’s Millwood Park apartment, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution previously reported.
Adults in the apartment called 911, but the toddler was dead when officers arrived. Craig was taken into custody because of the suspicious nature of the death, police said.
“Coming out of the shower, the child called him a b***h, and while he was aware of the child’s language in the past, he didn’t take kindly to the child using that term to him.
Also he refused to go to sleep and that angered him more,” said Douglas County Sheriff’s Investigator Jay Davies.
Physical evidence showed the boy had bruises on his torso and abdomen, Davies said.
“There was a bite mark on the child’s shoulder, on his back,” Davies said in court. “There were also contusions behind the ears, which is common in child abuse cases when a child is hit in the head.”
At first, Craig told investigators that his son got sick and may have had an allergic reaction after eating at a seafood restaurant, Channel 2 reported.
But after further questioning, Craig admitted to attacking the boy. “He acknowledged biting the child,” Davies said. That he punched him in the stomach and the chest.”
The investigator said the medical examiner found the toddler had several broken ribs, Channel 2 reported.
King’s mother, Shovannie Davis, was in the courtroom, according to the station. “I couldn’t bear with it, that’s why I had to step outside,” she told reporters. “Just hearing something like that was done to my child hurt me.”
She said the boy’s father never demonstrated any abusive behavior toward her their son in the past, according to Channel 2.
King’s grandmother said she felt depressed before, but now she felt angry. “I want justice for King,” Spanky Davis said. “I want justice to be served.”
Craig did not enter a plea during his first court appearance, according to Channel 2.
He is being charged with cruelty to children and felony murder.
This one is identified as COURTNEY CHAUVEZ CRAIG.
See the Killer Dads and Custody list for Georgia.
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/crime-law/father-admits-beating-2-year-old-son-for-swearing-/nqxFJ/
Father admits beating 2-year-old son for swearing at him
10:10 p.m. Thursday, March 31, 2016 |
Investigators: The toddler swore at his father and refused to go to sleep
Police said Courtney Craig eventually admitted to attacking his son after investigators questioned him. .
A 23-year-old Douglas County man, accused of killing his 2-year-old son, said the toddler called him the “b-word,” which enraged him, Channel 2 Action News reported Thursday.
Courtney Chauvez Craig confessed to beating his son in anger, the station reported. King Davis, 2, of Louisiana, was visiting his father March 1, when he was found unresponsive in Craig’s Millwood Park apartment, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution previously reported.
Adults in the apartment called 911, but the toddler was dead when officers arrived. Craig was taken into custody because of the suspicious nature of the death, police said.
“Coming out of the shower, the child called him a b***h, and while he was aware of the child’s language in the past, he didn’t take kindly to the child using that term to him.
Also he refused to go to sleep and that angered him more,” said Douglas County Sheriff’s Investigator Jay Davies.
Physical evidence showed the boy had bruises on his torso and abdomen, Davies said.
“There was a bite mark on the child’s shoulder, on his back,” Davies said in court. “There were also contusions behind the ears, which is common in child abuse cases when a child is hit in the head.”
At first, Craig told investigators that his son got sick and may have had an allergic reaction after eating at a seafood restaurant, Channel 2 reported.
But after further questioning, Craig admitted to attacking the boy. “He acknowledged biting the child,” Davies said. That he punched him in the stomach and the chest.”
The investigator said the medical examiner found the toddler had several broken ribs, Channel 2 reported.
King’s mother, Shovannie Davis, was in the courtroom, according to the station. “I couldn’t bear with it, that’s why I had to step outside,” she told reporters. “Just hearing something like that was done to my child hurt me.”
She said the boy’s father never demonstrated any abusive behavior toward her their son in the past, according to Channel 2.
King’s grandmother said she felt depressed before, but now she felt angry. “I want justice for King,” Spanky Davis said. “I want justice to be served.”
Craig did not enter a plea during his first court appearance, according to Channel 2.
He is being charged with cruelty to children and felony murder.
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