"Baby John" LINSINBIGLER - 5 Months - Gainesville FL

A man accused of abusing his infant son admitted to breaking the child's
jaw, arm and a rib in three separate incidents, police say.
Brian James Linsinbigler, 26, of 311 S.E. 8th St., was arrested by
Gainesville police on Tuesday afternoon and charged with three counts of
aggravated child abuse causing disfigurement to his 5-month-old son.

According
to an arrest report by Officer Leah Hayes, the injuries to the baby
were discovered by medical workers at Shands at the University of
Florida and members of the state's Child Protection Team.After
Linsinbigler's arrest, he allegedly provided explanations for the
injuries.Linsinbigler told police that at one point the baby was
in his crib lying on his side and crying. Linsinbigler told Hayes that
he was going to give the baby a pacifier and in doing so, rolled the
baby onto his back so violently that the baby's right humerus - upper
arm bone - was twisted behind his back. Linsinbigler said he could hear
the pop of the arm breaking and also felt the break as it happened.The
baby's rib was broken, according to Linsinbigler, because he squeezed
the baby's torso too hard while he was angry with his own boss.The
baby was lying on the floor when Linsinbigler hit him with his open
hand. Linsinbigler reportedly said he hit the baby so hard that the
baby's head moved.Following medical treatment, the baby was
turned over to the Department of Children and Families.Linsinbigler
was being held at the Alachua County jail on Wednesday.Additional
details about the case - including the whereabouts of the baby's mother
or who discovered the injuries - were not released by GPD.

A Gainesville father will spend the next 15 years in prison after
being convicted of the abuse and neglect of his infant son. The tiny
boy was 5 months old when doctors discovered a recently broken arm as
well as a previously broken jaw and rib.
Brian James Linsinbigler, 27, of 311 SE Eighth St., pleaded no
contest Thursday to three counts of child abuse and three counts of
neglect. He was sentenced to 15 years of prison as a released
re-offender as well as two years of probation.
Assistant State Attorney Sean Brewer said that under the released re-offender
designation, Linsinbigler must serve every day of the 15-year sentence.
“He was given that sentence because he had been released from prison less
than three years before these crimes were committed,” Brewer said.
Florida Department of Corrections records show Linsinbigler was released from
state prison in November 2007 following a 3½-year sentence. Linsinbigler
had been convicted in Columbia County of burglary while armed, grand
theft with a firearm and grand theft.
The child’s injuries were discovered in May 2010 by members of the Child Protection Team at Shands at the University of Florida.
Following medical treatment, the baby was turned over to the Department of Children and Families.
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