and people are worried about speeding... Woman convicted of using baby as weapon during fight
October 11, 2007
ERIE, Pa. -- A jury has convicted a woman of swinging her 4-week-old son at her boyfriend during a fight and fracturing the infant's skull.
Chytoria Graham, 28, fell into the fetal position when the judge told her she faced a five-year mandatory minimum prison sentence after she was convicted Wednesday of aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, simple assault and child endangerment.
''Oh my God,'' Graham cried. ''Oh my God, Oh my God. No, no, no.''
Graham and her boyfriend, DeAngelo Troop, got into a fight Oct. 8, 2006, after Graham came home from a night of drinking, according to prosecutors. They said Graham grabbed the baby, Jarron, by his feet and swung him, hitting Troop and fracturing the infant's skull.
Graham had pleaded guilty in March to aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child, but withdrew her plea in June.
Jarron recovered and is living with Graham's family. Graham will be sentenced Dec. 12.
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