Man slammed 18-month-old on floor
On May - 26 - 2010
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. — A man and his girlfriend were arrested late Monday night after Jackson County Sheriff’s investigators determined that he slammed her baby on the floor and caused the 18-month-old numerous injuries, Sheriff Mike Byrd said.
“He beat this baby until she was black and blue,” Byrd said.
Dereck Damiel Griffs, 29, was charged with felony child abuse, Byrd said.
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