Posted on 12/10/2007 7:16:16 AM PST by Born Conservative
A Hazleton man was arraigned Sunday night on charges related to the apparent beating death of a 2-year-old boy.
Hazleton police arrested 20-year-old Alexander Garcia, charging him with aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of children.
He was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Joseph Zola and committed to Luzerne County Correctional Facility on $2 million cash bail.
According to an affidavit of probable cause, Hazleton Cpl. Gerald Tray and Patrolman Shawn Conti were dispatched to Hazleton General Hospital on Sunday at 12:29 a.m. for a death investigation.
Hospital staff took them to the emergency room, where 2-year-old Emanuel Gonzalez was lying motionless on a hospital bed. The boy was bruised on all over his body, the affidavit states.
Gonzalez was pronounced dead on arrival.
Ambulance personnel told police they were dispatched to the 800 block of Diamond Avenue for a report of a fall victim and found Gonzalez covered in vomit and unresponsive.
Lillian Torres, the boys mother, told police she, Gonzalez and Garcia moved to Hazleton two months ago. Since moving to town, Torres said Garcia, her boyfriend, became angry and started spanking her son, the affidavit says.
Garcia, Torres said, had been hitting the child for days, according to police.
Garcia allegedly admitted to hitting Gonzalez on the face Wednesday, dropping the boy in the bathtub Thursday, and spanking the child Friday. Garcia told police he noticed the boy appeared sick earlier on Saturday but was afraid to take him to the hospital, they said.
Garcias preliminary hearing was scheduled for Dec. 19 at 10 a.m. in Luzerne County Central Court.
No, it's not.
Barletta victorious by huge margin
Folks in Hazleton are fighting the good fight.
Well I mean the crime.
Too much of the Poconos and Lehigh Valley have become de facto dumping grounds for NY/NJs problem populations. Consider yourself lucky that you and your husband were good at spotting where to buy.
It sure is....
You're right about that :(
And the more children involved, the MORE last names that pop up.
Better still, boyfriend Garcia has a kid somewhere else by a woman who lives where only god knows.
Yep, we sure need more like him, whatta guy.
This woman (she doesn’t derserve the name mother) is just as guilty as he is, for for not stopping him. She needs to be tried for murder also.
I believe you. That's one reason why adding 30 million illegals from 3rd World countries, with 3rd world values (aka - none) must be stopped. We have enough problems dealing with our own people.
Why isn’t she locked up along with him. She’s just as responsible.
“Mom is a worthless she-dog if she knew this and did not stop it!”
I don’t care what your culture or circumstances are, you don’t let some SOB beat your child to death without killing him first.
Just more of that Machisimo Calderone spoke about.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/26/america/LA-GEN-Mexico-Machismo.php
“Why isnt she locked up along with him. Shes just as responsible.”
She will probably be judged a ‘victim’ of domestic violence, which entitles her to fast track legal status. Oh, the irony....
And what were YOU doing during all this, Torres? You're guilty of aiding and abetting. . .and this was YOUR OWN CHILD!!!!
‘Hazleton is the new Bronx’.
Not so sure about that, I think Reading can give Hazleton a run for their money. We’ve been swamped by the New Yorkers moving down for cheap housing, and cheap everything else compared to NYC. For where I’m sitting, everything they bring with them is all bad. My girlfriend’s kid goes to Reading High, which is 72% Hispanic. He doesn’t really have much trouble, as he fits in at school, although the other week he got jumped on the street in broad daylight. The teenagers who hit him didn’t steal anything, they just wanted to hit a white kid. Our kid didn’t think they were from Reading, as he knows everyone at the high school, and the car they jumped out of had New York plates.
At least Mayor Lou is trying to do something about the illegals... the politicians in Reading are afraid to point out the obvious.
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I wouldn't want to live in a big city like Hazelton these days.
Throw the idiot mother in jail too...
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