Inset: Jalin White (Milwaukee County Jail). Background: The Milwaukee home where White allegedly threw a baby against a wall (WKOW/YouTube).
A Wisconsin man is in custody after allegedly throwing an 8-month-old baby boy against a wall in a Milwaukee home.
Jalin A. White, who according to court records is 20 years old, is facing charges of child abuse with great bodily harm and child neglect. He’s at the Milwaukee County Jail on a $100,000 bond.
Prosecutors described the alleged abuse during White’s first appearance in front of Milwaukee County Court Commissioner Andrea Bolender.
“Your statement (was) he hit the wall hard. You heard the bang of the wall,” Bolender told White, according to a courtroom report from local ABC affiliate WISN.
The child is at the hospital but is not expected to survive, authorities say.
The incident reportedly happened Tuesday at White’s home in the 7000 block of 42nd Street near Good Hope Road in north Milwaukee.
“This is a severe level of violence for an innocent, infant child,” Milwaukee County Assistant District Attorney Madeline Witte reportedly said.
Prosecutors did not detail what led up to the abuse, nor did they reveal the exact relationship between White and the boy. But they did say doctors believe the baby had been “abused multiple ways over a period of time.”
White reportedly shook his head and wiped away tears during the hearing.
“The medical personnel have indicated that this child, sadly, is not expected to live to which case these charges will be increased to a homicide,” Bolender said, according to video from Madison ABC affiliate WKOW.
Per WISN, court officials said White faces more than 60 years behind bars should he be convicted of child abuse and up to life should the boy die and the charges be upgraded to homicide. White has a court hearing scheduled for Friday.
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