A
Florida man is
accused of killing his newborn son because the child would not stop crying while
he played videogames.
Jacob David Hartley, 20, admitted to authorities that
he shook the 3-week-old boy last Thursday afternoon before
going to work, the Polk County
Sheriff's Office said in a statement to The Huffington
Post.
Hartley admitted to police that he used both hands to throttle Colton D.
Hartley who cried during his dad's Xbox session. The baby's alleged injuries
were only discovered hours later by his mother Amber Newton.
Police said that Hartley returned to his Lakeland home after stocking shelves
at Sam's Club and played video games until approximately 4:00 a.m. on Friday.
That's when the infant woke up crying. Newton prepared a bottle while Hartley
held his son, according to news reports.
Hartley allegedly fell asleep holding the infant on his chest. About two
hours later, Newton discovered her son "unresponsive and bleeding from his nose
and mouth," according to police.
"The infant was transported to Bartow Memorial Hospital where he was
pronounced deceased," according to the sheriff's office statement.
Hartley told police that he used both hands to shake the boy during a video
game session prior to leaving for work, the
Orlando Sentinel reported.
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