XAVIER WEEMS - Pre-schooler - Lawrenceville GA

by TomTerrific0420 Tue Aug 25, 2009 12:30 pm

Police arrested a Lawrenceville woman after her son showed up at preschool with a
busted lip and missing a tooth, authorities said.

According to reports, Lawrenceville Academy staff members called police about 11:24
a.m. Friday after Xavier Weems, age unknown, told them that visible
injuries to his mouth were caused when his mother, 46-year-old Janelle
Yvonne Weems, pushed his face into a wall.

Weems faces two counts of first-degree cruelty to children and one count of aggravated battery by disfiguring.

Administrators pulled Xavier out of class, reports said, and questioned him after
noticing the injuries. The child reportedly said he had gotten in
trouble in class and was being spanked against a wall when his mother
pushed the back of his head, knocking out one of his front teeth.

The child also suffered cut lips and a bruised forehead, police said.

According to investigators, Xavier Weems' older brother, Quentin, a kindergarten student, confirmed the account.

Warrants show Janelle Weems faces an additional child cruelty charge for
allegedly pinching Quentin inside his left forearm, "causing marks and
scars," sometime within the last two weeks.

Weems is being held without bond at the Gwinnett County Jail and is hiring an attorney, records show.

Her next court appearance is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Thursday.