"Baby John" TUTWILER - 4 Months - Escambia/ Pensacola FL

A four-month old infant is in the hospital with a traumatic brain injury and his father is now in jail charged with child abuse.


Steven
Allen Tutwiler, 20, is charged with three felony counts of aggravated
child abuse. Tutwiler is the father of the four-month old boy who was
abused, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
On April 27, the Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the medical staff
of Sacred Heart Hospital about the suspected abuse. When deputies spoke
to Tutwiler, he told them that he had called 911 after the infant
regurgitated his food and became unresponsive.
Deputies learned the following day that the infant was suffering from
a traumatic brain injury, which required emergency surgery, and had
other injuries that were believed to be non-accidental. Sheriff’s
investigators determined that the infant received the brain injury after
being thrown to the floor while in the care of his father.
Tutwiler told investigators that he was sitting on the floor holding
the infant, and became frustrated and angry with the baby for crying. He
explained that he pushed the infant backwards causing the infant to hit
his head on the floor.
The infant boy remains hospitalized for the injuries. Tutwiler was being held in the Escambia County Jail without bond.
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