Man accused of aggravated child abuse, arrested by Gibson Co. deputies

KENTON, Tenn.-Gibson County deputies have arrested a man accused of sending a 5-month-old child to the hospital in critical condition.

Braxton Edwards faces a count of aggravated child abuse in the Wednesday incident in Kenton, that had the infant airlifted to LeBonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis.

No details have been released about the child’s specific injuries or Edwards’ relationship with the child.
His bond was set at $25,000.

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