A 4-year-old girl remained in critical condition Wednesday after her father allegedly battered her at their Thousand Oaks home Monday, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.
Prosecutors charged the girl's father, 25-year-old Tekquan Alexander, with multiple felonies, including assault on a child causing comatose condition or paralysis, aggravated mayhem, torture, child endangerment and various weapons offenses, according to Ventura County Superior Court records.
A request from the Ventura County District Attorney's Office to deny him bail was approved by Judge Rocky Baio during Wednesday's arraignment. Alexander's bail had initially been set at $500,000 after his arrest.
At around 11:40 a.m. Monday, sheriff's deputies responded to the scene of a medical emergency. The girl was found unconscious. Ventura County firefighters were performing CPR when deputies arrived and the child was being treated for what were described as "severe injuries" allegedly caused by physical child abuse, according to the sheriff's account. The girl was initially taken by ambulance to Los Robles Regional Medical Center.
Alexander was arrested at the scene. When detectives later conducted a warrant search of the home, they reportedly found an unsecured assault-style rifle and handgun in his bedroom. Alexander, a felon, is barred from having guns.
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A 4-year-old Thousand Oaks girl remained in critical condition Wednesday as her father pleaded not guilty to multiple felonies.
