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Child abuse suspect arrested
Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 3:46 p.m.
Centralia police arrested a child abuse suspect.
Robert C. Crawford, 30, allegedly endangered the life of his 19 month old son by punching him in the chest and in another instance grabbing and squeezing his son’s face in excess.
The acts were reported by family members who claimed to witness the acts.
After an investigation, Crawford is charged with Class C felony charges , two counts of child abuse and one count of child endangerment.
Crawford is in the Boone County jail with a bond of $13,000.
The case is ongoing and the child is in the custody of his mother.