Andrew Wayne Atkerson Abused His 9-12 months-Outdated Son: Deputies

A Florida father tossed his younger son into “partitions and closets” for making in-app purchases on an iPad. Andrew Wayne Atkerson, 33, was arrested Friday for felony youngster abuse, in accordance with on-line information.

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Workplace says {that a} 9-year-old boy, recognized as A.A., stated that his father turned indignant after the boy and his little brother made the purchases on their gadget at Atkerson’s house within the metropolis of Palm Coast.

“Throughout the course of the suspect’s rage, the suspect pushed A.A. and in addition picked him up a number of occasions and threw him into objects inside the house together with partitions and closets,” authorities stated. “On account of this incident, A.A. suffered quite a few bruises together with bruising beneath each eyes, bruising on his left hip space, and bruising on his higher again proper shoulder space.”

The mom found these accidents on choosing up the youngsters from faculty, deputies stated. Each she and workers from the Division of Kids and Households individually took photos, authorities stated.

“I didn’t contact [the younger brother] moreover whipping his ass,” Atkerson allegedly texted the mom.

Atkerson appeared to hedge his phrases on whether or not he crossed the road through the Feb. 3 incident.

“I might need over punished them slightly bit,” he allegedly instructed authorities about his sons.

Authorities say Atkerson’s legal historical past covers Florida and California, with information relationship again to 2014. Six of his 20 totally different expenses had been for battery. That features him being on probation for a felony battery arrest for attacking the kid’s mom.

Based on the charging affidavit in that matter, the youngsters’s mom stated she had discovered that Atkerson was dishonest on her, and she or he known as the opposite lady. Atkerson, nonetheless, grabbed her hair whereas she was on the telephone, snatched the telephone out of her proper hand whereas it was in opposition to her ear, and threw the gadget throughout the telephone, the affidavit states. There have been 4 kids within the house, and two of them–one in every of whom was described as “her” son and the opposite as “their” son–witnessed the incident, officers stated on the time.

On-line information present the couple divorced later that 12 months. Atkerson pleaded no contest within the battery case.

“No youngster ought to ever must endure what this man did to his youngster,” Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly stated of the brand new allegation. “It seems this man has no skill to regulate his rage. Dad and mom have the correct to self-discipline their kids however can’t go overboard, which occurred on this case. A extra acceptable self-discipline would have been to limit entry to the iPad or make them do chores round the home to pay for the objects they ordered, not beat their youngster. I’m grateful the mom reported her observations and the work our detectives and DCF have performed on this case to guard the youngsters. Baby abuse victims usually must dwell with these scars endlessly.”

Atkerson stays on the Flagler County Sheriff’s Workplace Jail in lieu of a $12,500 bond.

[Booking photo via Flagler County Sheriff’s Office]

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