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38-year-old Cheyenne man has been charged with aggravated child abuse after allegedly breaking his baby boy's leg.

Zachary Burke was arrested on Feb. 19 after his son was taken to Cheyenne Regional Medical Center with fractures to his right leg which were determined to be "non-accidental."

Burke initially told police that the boy's 2-year-old sister was jumping on the couch and fell on him, but later said that he slipped on the carpet with the boy in his arms and fell on him, according to an affidavit.

Burke also disclosed that he had pulled the baby by his right leg to move the boy closer to him on the couch and that he "was getting a little aggressive in pulling him."
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Zachary Ryan Burke, 41, was sentenced Monday to six to eight years in prison by Laramie County District Judge Thomas Campbell. He pleaded guilty in September, pursuant to an Alford plea, to one count of felony aggravated child abuse with physical injury (victim less than 16 years old).
The charges stemmed from a February 2019 incident, in which Burke’s 3-month-old son was admitted to Cheyenne Regional Medical Center with fractures to his leg. After further evaluation at Children’s Hospital Colorado, the injury was determined to be a spiral fracture caused by “non-accidental trauma,” and was described by a doctor as a “twisting, pulling, torque force injury,” according to a probable cause affidavit.
During interviews with law enforcement, Burke initially said the child’s 2-year-old sister fell on him while she was jumping on the couch. Later, Burke said that prior to this incident, Burke had fallen “with his full weight” while holding his son, the affidavit said. Burke said he also would pull the child by his right leg to move him closer to him. He said that “Sometimes, I don’t know my own strength” when handling the child, even getting “a little aggressive.”
According to the affidavit, Burke physically acted out this pulling motion on a stuffed doll, using a twisting and pulling motion on the leg. Burke told law enforcement no one else would do this to his son, and his wife had told him multiple times not to do it because he might hurt the child.
A few days after Burke’s son was initially examined, a Cheyenne Police detective learned scans had also shown multiple fractured ribs from “non-accidental trauma.”
 
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