"Baby John" LEWIS - 5 Months - Pisgah Forest (S of Asheville) NC

A Transylvania County man was arrested last week and charged with
felony child abuse after the Department of Social Services investigated
injuries sustained by his 5-month-old son.

Terrance Deron Lewis, 43, of 4015 Old Hendersonville Highway, Pisgah
Forest, faces one felony count of child abuse inflicting serious injury,
said Transylvania County Sheriff’s Office Detective Brian Kreigsman.The
investigation began after Lewis and the 5-month-old’s mother took the
baby to Transylvania Regional Hospital last week, he said.“The
hospital decided to transport the child to Mission Hospital and
contacted DSS about the child’s injuries,” he said.Lewis
originally told officials that his son fell, and theinjuries were
from the child hitting a piece of furniture, Kreigsman said.“The
injuries were not consistent with a fall,” he said. “The State Bureau
of Investigation drafted the warrants, and Lewis was arrested on June
22.”He is being held in the Transylvania County jail under an $80,000 secured bond.