Nationwide — Paul Thames, a person from Waco, Texas, and a U.S. Military sergeant, is going through expenses after allegedly beating a 3-year-old boy who didn’t wish to apply his ABCs. Police say a video reveals the assault, and the kid wanted medical care.
Thames, 29, is charged with harm to a toddler and is being held at McLennan County Jail. Authorities realized of the incident after a Ring doorbell video surfaced on-line. The footage reveals Thames choosing up the boy by the neck and hitting him on the again a number of occasions, in keeping with WLBT.
In interviews with police, Thames mentioned he disciplined the boy as a result of he refused to work on his ABCs. He advised officers he had lately moved in with the kid’s mom and didn’t inform her concerning the beating. Thames admitted he went “overboard” and apologized to the kid.
The Ring cameras additionally captured the boy crying whereas Thames requested, “Are you going to cease enjoying?” Police mentioned the video was the one cause the abuse was found. The kid was handled at a Waco hospital for neck ache and later launched.
The first Cavalry Division, the place Thames is stationed at Fort Hood, confirmed his arrest. A spokesperson mentioned the Military is cooperating with regulation enforcement and condemned the conduct, saying it doesn’t signify navy values.
