Posted on 07/03/2016 9:49:27 AM PDT by DrJeff
VANCOUVER, Washington -- A 2-year-old girl is in critical condition and fighting for her life after deputies say her own father nearly beat her to death.
But one man is being credited with giving her the chance to survive. Don Gilbert is still in shock after he intervened when the girl's father, 32-year-old Kyle Holder, started attacking his daughter at a motel in Vancouver, Washington, authorities say.
Deputies say Holder and his girlfriend were in their motel room and their 2-year-old daughter was sleeping when suddenly, Holder grabbed the girl and threw her out the window onto the concrete.
Law enforcement officers say he picked her up again, and threw her around several more times and started stomping on her head.
Gilbert heard screaming and ran out with his baseball bat.
Gilbert said, "Hit him once in the back -- he had the baby by the feet. (He) took her to the curb and just slammed her down. And that's when I cracked him in the skull three or four times."
Gilbert got Holder away from the girl until deputies could arrive, but he was still out of control, and officials said they had to use a Taser to subdue him.
In court, visible wounds from the beating Gilbert gave him could be seen on Holder's head.
He was also wearing a suicide prevention vest.
In court documents, Holder is quoted as allegedly saying, "I did not want to kill her, but I had to. I had to hold my daughter and crush her head so she could go up to the sky."
Prior to the baby's beating, deputies responded to a complaint about Holder earlier in the day. He was not arrested. Gilbert says he noticed Holder was acting strangely. He said, "(Holder) was just babbling about God's coming for everybody and he's got to get the evil out of the daughter."
Deputies say Gilbert may have saved the girl's life, but as KPTV reports, don't try to call him a hero: "The question is, why wouldn't somebody do this?" Gilbert said. "I mean, the more time people take to care less about themselves and more about innocent people, you wouldn't have the crap that's going on in the world that we do now."
Holder is now charged with attempted murder and being held on $1 million bail.
You are right.
It’s not a straight jacket like most would assume.At least the one I saw wasn’t like a straight jacket.
for stabbing an inanimate object?
Meaning what?
“Meaning what?”
Meaning that once in a while someone posts a story about criminal violence that DOESN’T INVOLVE A MINORITY PERPETRATOR!
Just say no to drugs.
Lock the freak up for life without parole and let it be known in his cell block what he did.
“Meaning what?”
Meaning that once in a while someone posts a story about criminal violence that DOESN’T INVOLVE A MINORITY PERPETRATOR! I just hope that it wasn’t drug abuse that caused this, because if it was, it’s too bad the guy with the bat didn’t finish him off!
Of course they do.
Skin color doesn’t cause crime or absolve it.
I've got a feeling his destination is much less celestial.
That’s the PC term for a straight jacket.
Evil causes drug abuse as much as drug abuse causes evil.
I apologize if I’ve offended with my remarks; I simply didn’t see the perpetrators race as being significant to the act.
That is, narrowed or restricted.
“I can’t figure out why prison systems even WANT to prevent suicide.”
Odds are they really don’t, but somebody probably sued someone for not taking adequate precautions to protect an unstable individual while in custody. Things like this are usually the result of a CYA lawyer.
No, he had drugs on his person when the cops were called. Then he hit the LEO when they questioned him about the stabbing. It was one of his first run ins, and eventually turned into 6 months (served). He’s still on probation now that he’s been released. Not sure how long that will continue. I think about another year. It was a string of offenses, all drug related. Thankfully, one judge decided he needed to really put him in jail, which we had all been hoping for. When he was high, he was delusional and dangerous. Jail was the safest place for him. He is 1-1/2 years clean right now. Still praying that he stays that way, but who knows? Meth is nearly impossible to kick. We are praying he is one of the few percent who make it.
“Who could do that to a child????”
muslims, registered Democrats and child molesters
That’s one liberal hate site you’ve got there...
I was curious too and found a photo at another source. Looks more like a homicide prevention vest intended to deter vigilantes. I also wanted to see what this sorry excuse for a father looked like.
http://koin.com/2016/06/29/toddler-critical-after-being-attacked-at-vancouver-motel/
A straight jacket...
Sounds more like acid than meth.
Come on. You’ve been on FR long enough to see the posts that drugs are a victimless crime. The guy is being prosecuted for using harmless recreational drugs. Ask any libertarian.
Hero is a word widely misused but I gladly apply it to him in this case.
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