During the early morning hours Sunday, Carmi Police say they were called to a Sixth Street home in reference to an altercation. The incident report indicates 37-year-old Daniel Newman was engaged in an argument with his girlfriend 30-year-old India Batty when he struck a 3-year-old child in the head with a door. Newman was subsequently arrested and is being charged with a Class 2 Felony of Aggravated Battery of a Child. Body cam footage from the officer and photos of the child’s injury have been submitted as evidence in the case. There’s no word this morning on the child’s condition.
