Man Found Guilty Of Slapping 2-Year-Old At Wal-Mart
ATLANTA – A Georgia man has been found guilty of second degree child cruelty for slapping a crying 2-year-old at a Walmart.
Roger Stephens of Stone Mountain was convicted Tuesday in a Gwinnett County bench trial, which is held without a jury.
Stephens, who was 61 when arrested, will spend six months in jail followed by six months of home confinement.
Authorities say the girl and her mother were shopping on Aug. 31, when the toddler began crying. The police report says Stephens approached the mother and said, “If you don’t shut that baby up, I will shut her up for you.”
Authorities say Stephens then slapped her four or five times.
According to police, Stephens said: “See, I told you I would shut her up.”
A call to Stephens’ court-appointed lawyer was not immediately returned.
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