'Bloody handprints': Father who socked his 6-month-old in the face while attacking fiancee as she was cradling baby in her arms gets short sentence and probation

An Ohio begetter who socked his 6-month-old successful the look while pummeling the child's mother arsenic she cradled the babe successful her arms has been sentenced to 2 months successful jailhouse and probation aft pleading nary contention to aggregate charges related to the attack.

Avery Mapes, 23, pleaded nary contention past period to a complaint of endangering children and had a home unit complaint amended to negligent battle arsenic a effect of his plea. Charges of assault, obstruction and disorderly behaviour were dismissed and helium was sentenced to 60 days for the negligent battle complaint and 1 twelvemonth of probation for endangering children, according to tribunal records.

Cops took Mapes into custody connected Dec. 4, 2025, aft helium allegedly attacked his live-in fiancee and the parent of his kid that time portion intoxicated. The pistillate had "several marks and bruises" that showed the grade of Mapes' assault, which included a punch to their 6-month-old's face, which near him with "multiple reddish marks and bruising," according to tribunal documents.

The household went to a section infirmary aft the incident, wherever Mapes allegedly proceeded to onslaught cops and "attempted to bite" them aggregate times, according to police.

"The suspect was enraged, yelling radical slurs and banging astir successful the infirmary room," a probable origin connection for Avery Mapes' apprehension said. The 23-year-old was initially charged with assault, endangering children, domestic violence, obstruction, and disorderly conduct arsenic a effect of his alleged outbursts.

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"The suspect attempted to onslaught the parent of the kid aggregate times portion she held the 6-month-old and alternatively struck the kid astatine slightest once," constabulary alleged.

When cops archetypal arrived astatine the couple's Toledo home, they recovered Mapes' fiancee with "bloody handprints" connected the backmost of her hoodie, according to tribunal documents.

"She had bruising and reddish marks connected her forehead and precocious close area," the probable origin connection said, noting however Mapes allegedly ran astatine his fiancee earlier unleashing his attack. "It appeared arsenic if her limb had been squeezed," the connection added.

While astatine the hospital, Mapes was handcuffed to a bed, which helium allegedly dragged astir his country successful an effort to battle officers. He attempted to "kick and strike" aesculapian unit members and "continued to outcry radical slurs and profanities" portion astatine the facility, constabulary alleged.

"The suspect refused to travel commands," court documents said.

Mapes was released connected his ain recognizance aft the incidents with an physics monitoring instrumentality and was ordered to enactment distant from his fiancee and child.