A Kansas man remains in police custody on felony child abuse charges after allegedly causing severe head injuries to a 1-year-old girl when she flew out of his arms.
Kevin Mitchell has been in jail on a $75,000 bond since December 17, after police discovered an unresponsive 1-year-old girl one day earlier. According to a court document obtained by Law&Crime, Mitchell was watching three children — ages 2, 1, and 6 months — while their mother was not present. The mother, whose name was not publicly available as of publication, was reportedly giving plasma at the time.
Mitchell allegedly was spinning the 1-year-old girl when he tripped and fell onto a bed. The girl then “flew” out of his arms toward a wall, and she was “not breathing normally” when Mitchell picked her up…