Rampant Abuse and Murders of Children

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  madi.jpg (Size: 11.72 KB / Downloads: 97) Another child abusing scumbag..........This guy went to the hospital and tried to kill this little baby after she was brought there with a head injury

Wilkes man tried to suffocate toddler, warrant says

Jacob Andrew Minton, charged with the attempted murder of his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter at Brenner Children's Hospital, covered the girl's mouth to stop her from breathing and hit her in the head several times, according to an arrest warrant.

Minton also pinched the child's nose, jabbed her in the stomach and slapped her in the head at the hospital, the arrest warrant said.

The toddler was brought to the hospital with subdural hematoma — an accumulation of blood on the surface of the brain — and a skull fracture. Winston-Salem Police Capt. David Clayton said Tuesday the girl was in stable condition at Brenner.

Minton, 26, of 2750 Singles Gap Road, Millers Creek, in Wilkes County is charged with attempted first-degree murder. He is being held at the Forsyth County Jail with bond set at $400,000. He is being appointed an attorney, and his next court appearance is scheduled for April 15.

Clayton said investigators think the girl's mother was asleep in the room when Minton attacked the girl. He would not say whether the girl's mother was also being investigated.

"We certainly want to talk to her again, but I wouldn't infer anything from that," Clayton said.

Wilkes County Sheriff Chris Shew said he did not know whether Minton lived with the girl and her mother.

"They had separate addresses," Shew said. "But I'm not sure if he lived at the home part of the time or what."

Shew said he also did not know whether Minton went with the girl to the hospital. Shew said Wilkes County deputies are trying to determine how the girl received the injuries that caused her to need hospitalization.

He said deputies have interviewed the girl's mother — whose name he would not disclose. The girl's mother has not been charged.

Clayton said the toddler was taken to Wilkes Regional Medical Center on Sunday and flown by helicopter to Brenner.

Paula Faria, a spokeswoman for Wake Forest Baptist Health — which includes Brenner Children's Hospital — said she could not comment on the girl's case. Faria said generally, anyone is allowed to visit hospital patients "unless restrictions are in place." Those restrictions could include requests from a patient or family, or a mandate from a doctor.

Police have said the girl's mother invited Minton into the girl's hospital room.

Minton has lived in Wilkes County all his life and currently lives with his parents, according to a court document dealing with his secured bond. Minton made his living by cleaning with a pressure washer in several counties in North Carolina and South Carolina. He told authorities he was planning to head to Pennsylvania, according to the court document.

Minton was previously convicted of driving while impaired in 2004 and possession of drug paraphernalia in 2010. He was arrested in February by North Wilkesboro police on charges of attempted breaking and entering, larceny, vandalism and possessing drug paraphernalia. His next court appearance on those charges is scheduled for May 18.