Sunday, July 25 Deputy Jerid Day’s three month old baby was taken to the hospital and diagnosed with a fractured skull and femur. The infant was initially treated at an Okaloosa County Hospital and later transferred to an Escambia County Hospital. The infant has been released from the hospital and is now in the custody of the Grandparents.

 

According to the arrest, on Saturday, Day picked up his three-month-old daughter by the foot and threw her into her crib, causing the baby to hit her head. The arrest report says this is substantiated by witnesses and medical records. The report also says, besides the fractures and scratches on her nose, there is an older fracture that may have not been accidental. The report also says Day did not report the injuries to his wife or the doctor and said he had dropped her.

 

The infant and other siblings will remain in the custody of the Grandparent’s until a court hearing. The Department of Children and Family and the Children’s Advocacy Center assisted in the investigation.

In October of 2004 Day was hired by the Sheriff’s Office as a dispatcher in the communications center, he was transferred to the patrol division as a deputy in July of 2007. Day’s employment with the Walton County Sheriff’s Office has been terminated.

 

The Walton County Sheriff’s Office hopes the public would not judge all deputies on the action of one.

 

 

(Courtesy of WZEP)

 

 

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