Man
arrested,
Police: He
swung newborn overhead in carseat
By RENEE
FOX
Tribune
Chronicle
WARREN ä
A Warren man being held in the county jail pleaded not guilty Monday
to misdemeanor and felony charges after an off-duty police officer
saw him swing his newborn baby over his head while the infant was
strapped into a car seat, according to court and police records.
Police
said they had stopped David A. Moore Jr., 23, earlier in the day for
reckless driving, one of the misdemeanor charges he acquired.
A short
time later, officers wrote that they were called to 2325 Plaza Ave.
N.E. because a âmale was still agitated and was now swinging a baby
carriage around in the parking lot.ã
A witness
told police that after he got the ticket, Moore, 1681 Oakdale Drive
N.W., started yelling at anyone around and became violent. Police
wrote that Moore has a history of domestic violence.
Samantha
Spencer, the babyás mother, said Moore pushed her up against a wall.
When she tried to run away with the baby, Spencer told police, he
grabbed the carriage and started swinging the newborn around in the
car seat.
That was
when, police state, an unnamed off-duty police officer intervened,
flashing a badge and telling Moore to calm down. Spencer, 23, then
had a chance to grab the baby in the car seat and place him in her
motherás car.
The child
was uninjured and the municipal court issued a protection order
against Moore.
Moore is
charged with felony domestic violence and misdemeanor endangering
children, he is due back in Judge Thomas Gysegemás court April 14.
rfox@tribtoday.com
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