Indiana Dad Accused of Biting Children During Basketball Game at Birthday Party
Thomas RussellCredit: Washington County Sheriff's Office
Thomas Russell is charged with three counts of battery with injury to a person younger than 14
Russell is reportedly accused of biting children during a basketball game at a birthday party
Russell’s bond was set at $30,000
An Indiana father is charged with battery after allegedly biting children at a birthday party.
Thomas Russell is charged with three counts of battery with an injury to a person under the age of 14, according to Indiana court records.
WDRB and WHAS both reported that the alleged incident occurred at a birthday party on Nov. 7 in Washington County.
The investigation began after a woman found a bite mark on her 9-year-old son’s back, police said, per WHAS.
Citing an arrest citation, WHAS reported that two children told police Russell bit them during a basketball game at the party after they refused to let him take the ball.
Russell, according to the reported citation, denied that he had bitten anyone.
A third child, a 9-year-old boy, told police that Russell punched him in the groin while the two were wrestling at a cabin during the party, according to WHAS.
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Per WDRB, a judge entered a not guilty plea on Russell’s behalf during a court hearing.
“I mean, this is very abhorrent behavior,” the judge said, according to the outlet. “I don’t know that I’ve seen an adult charged with biting children.”
Court records indicate that Russell’s bond was set at $30,000 and that he has been ordered to “not attend any sporting events in which the victims are participating in, even those events that would include his own child.”
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