CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – A Clarksville man has been arrested and accused of striking a baby.
WKRN News 2 reports that officers were called to a Clarksville home on Thursday for a report of child abuse.
Cornelio Hunt is accused of becoming upset with a 3-month-old baby who was awake and crying when he arrived at his home that night, according to a police affidavit.
The affidavit said Hunt struck the baby on the legs, put a rag in its mouth, and placed tape over the rag.
Hunt also reportedly picked the child up by the ankles.
The report said Hunt tried threatened to assault his wife when she tried to intervene. She later left the home with the child at the first safe opportunity and the baby was taken to Tennova Healthcare.
An exam was performed on the baby at Our Kids, a Montgomery County Child Advocacy Center in Clarksville.
Hunt was charged with child abuse and neglect and domestic assault. His bond was set at $105,000.