Wakulla County deputies arrest two men on child abuse charges

Wakulla County Sheriff’s Officers have arrested two Wakulla County men in connection with two aggravated child abuse cases that occurred in February.

Wakulla County Sheriff Donnie Crum said the two suspects are both from Crawfordville, aged 29 and 27.

The first case involved a six-year-old male child.

The victim’s mother noticed marks and bruising on his legs from his buttocks to his knees as she was picking him up from the suspect.

She contacted the Florida Department of Children and Families Child Protection Team.

During the medical examination, the doctor discovered multiple bruises, impact marks, small puncture wounds and lacerations to the child’s legs.

The marks on the child were consistent with three items being used to inflict the abuse including a belt and an electrical cord.

The second case involved a five year old female child.

The Florida Department of Children and Families was contacted after a school administrator discovered bruising on the child’s head.

A medical examination was performed and the doctor determined that the child had been struck in the head area and abrasions that were observed were consistent with partial strangulation.

As the investigation unfolded, medical personnel determined that the child’s father struck her in the face with a shoe, which caused her to fall, and put one of his hands on her neck and the other on her mouth and nose so the child could not breathe.

Both men were arrested and transported to the Wakulla County Jail at the conclusion of their separate investigations.

The two men have since posted $10,000 bonds and been released from jail.

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