Man, 61, slaps crying toddler in a WalMart

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Man slaps stranger’s crying kid


By KATIE LESLIE

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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A Gwinnett County man is in custody accused of slapping a stranger’s crying toddler in a Stone Mountain Wal-Mart on Monday.

Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office Roger Stephens

Sonya Mathews, the mother of the 2-year-old child, told police that both were walking in the aisles of the Rockbridge Road store when Roger Stephens, 61, approached and said “if you don’t shut that baby up, I will shut her up for you,” according to a police report.
A few moments later, in another aisle, Stephens grabbed the 2-year-old and slapped her across the face four or five times, according to the report.
Stephens then told Mathews, “See, I told you I would shut her up,” according to the report.
A bystander held Stephens until store security came to assist, according to a WSB-TV report.
When police arrived, Stephens said that he slapped the child and that he apologized to Mathews, according to the report.
Stephens was charged with felony cruelty to children. He had his first court appearance Tuesday and is being held at the Gwinnett County Detention Center without bond, according to the Gwinnett Police Department spokesman Cpl. David Schiralli.
The 2-year-old victim sustained slight redness to the face, according to the report. There was no video footage in the area the incident took place, according to the report.

 

[Betallsports]

You sure you have the Right Photo Up ??

My report says it was this Guy ..........

 

[gatorbait08]

damn, i would have fucked him up

 

[bigtendominator]

damn, i would have fucked him up

and nobody would have convicted you either.

 

[ScottL]

Old dude goes to Walmart and turns into an Oregon tailback.

 

[texansfan]

Sounds like heatohio caught the mother in the meat section.

 

[WorldNumberOne]

i cant imagine the rage that would come over me if he did that to my 2 year old.

someone would have had to pull me off him cause i dont think i would have stopped until they did.

something like that turns passive , not so tough people into serious ass kickers...

 

[SportSavant]

well.....

did the baby stop crying or not?

 

[BloodMirror]

If I was that child's mother that man would have been on the floor crying by the time the police got there. See it goes to show you that just because you are old does not make you wise. GRRRRR

 

[sumday]

If I was that child's mother that man would have been on the floor crying by the time the police got there. See it goes to show you that just because you are old does not make you wise. GRRRRR

That jerk deserves to have his ass kicked in good. The nerve of him.

On a different note..that's one of the hottest avatars I've ever seen. Sexy.(<)<

 

[concop]

You sure you have the Right Photo Up ??

My report says it was this Guy ..........

u clownin betall

 

[concop]

but on a more serious note. what a jackass!! that dickhead is a horrible human being

 

[stomie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwjT87Kju-0&feature=PlayList&p=23BDE2F0A036A54Chttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwjT...A036A54C&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=39

 

[OccamsRazor]

Old dude goes to Walmart and turns into an Oregon tailback.

:lol:

 

[Scoops]

The dude has blacked out eyes like those goons on Trueblood,I think Maryann got to him.(That show has me hooked,lol)

Na,but on a serious note,What a douchebag! Give that fool a few years in the slammer for that sh_t.

 

[ivyconniver]

Everyone's hatin on this guy, he reminds me of Walt Kowalski in Gran Torino. He shoulda slapped the mother too. Prolly the first time that kid had been taught a lesson in her whole life.

 

[ZJP6050]

Everyone's hatin on this guy, he reminds me of Walt Kowalski in Gran Torino. He shoulda slapped the mother too. Prolly the first time that kid had been taught a lesson in her whole life.

you can't be serious lol.

 

[bigtendominator]

Everyone's hatin on this guy, he reminds me of Walt Kowalski in Gran Torino. He shoulda slapped the mother too. Prolly the first time that kid had been taught a lesson in her whole life.

How do you know the kid wasn't sick or had an ear infection.

That old fuck should have been hit with a pan in the face.

 

[ZJP6050]

How do you know the kid wasn't sick or had an ear infection.

That old fuck should have been hit with a pan in the face.

the pan, the trademark weapon of a woman.

 

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Accused Wal-Mart Slapper To Stay In Jail

Posted: 11:58 am EDT September 8, 2009Updated: 2:39 pm EDT September 8, 2009
<!--startindex-->GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. -- The lawyer for a man accused of slapping a stranger’s child in a Wal-Mart said he won’t be getting out of jail anytime soon.Roger Stephens, the man accused of slapping a woman’s 2-year-old daughter at a Wal-Mart on Rockbridge Road, did not appear in court Tuesday as scheduled. Instead, the 61-year-old retired Georgia Power employee waived his right to a preliminary hearing.“I was appointed to represent Mr. Roger Stephens,” said Kelly Kautz, Stephens’ attorney.For the first time, his attorney spoke with Channel 2 Action News reporter Ashley Hayes outside the courtroom.“Mr. Stephens was charged with a serious felony in this case. He’s been charged with cruelty to children in the first degree,” said Kautz.Gwinnett County police reported Stephens was shopping inside the Wal-Mart when he hit a small child because she would not stop crying.Stephens’ lawyer would not comment on how her client intends to plea.The magistrate court denied Stephens’ bond but Kautz said they are not seeking to have him released."My client is indigent. I've been appointed to represent him he is retired from Georgia Power and makes only a couple hundred dollars a month so at this point in time, I don't believe he would have the capability of making a bond,” said Kautz.Stephens is being held at the Gwinnett County Jail until the state indicts his case.