Jacob Freeman Blamed The Bed For 2MO's Injuries To Their Scalp, Jaw & Chin

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Jacob Freeman, 19, is charged with with second-degree domestic battery on a child under 12 years of age, Craighead County jail records reviewed by Law&Crime show.

On Feb. 12, a 2-month-old baby boy was brought into a local hospital with a cut to his chin, bruising to his scalp, jaw, and upper lip, and redness on his left shoulder, Jonesboro, Arkansas-based ABC and NBC affiliat

e KAIT-TV reported.

A nurse at the hospital contacted the Arkansas State Police Crimes Against Children Division about the injuries.

An affidavit alleges Freeman caused the injuries while caring for the child, according to the outlet. Freeman's relationship to the child was not immediately clear.

Freeman told investigators the child had fallen off a bed, but they didn't buy it. Authorities said the child's injuries were not consistent with a fall.

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A man in Arkansas is accused of causing injuries to a baby's scalp, jaw, and chin, then claiming the child hurt himself by falling off a bed.

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