A babysitter
charged with a Columbia 2-year-old’s murder says he’s not guilty.
Timothy Brooks Jr. spoke to News 2 from jail on Friday, one day after he was arrested in Rutherford County for Daviion Tripp’s murder.
When asked if he was guilty of what he has been charged with, Brooks replied, “No, sir. I love kids and all that stuff.”
Brooks, in a soft-spoken voice, told News 2 he cared for the toddler a lot.
“I did.
really, really did,” he said.
Brooks maintains that he did not hurt Daviion and that he took care of him on Monday.
“We played and everything and, guess maybe got a little too rough with him. But played with him,” he said.
Gary Powell is a family friend. He said he was there when Brooks brought Daviion home.
“He literally said, ‘Hey, this little guy’s going to be knocked out for a while.’ He took the little baby to eat some breakfast, and then went to the park, so he said, he will probably be asleep for a while,” Powell told News 2.
When asked if it looked like Daviion had been beaten or hurt, Powell said, “No, when he first brought him in he laid him on the couch and he was facing toward the wall.”
Investigators though said the little boy died of severe injuries that would have been noticeable.
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