An Oklahoma City couple has been arrested after being reported for child abuse.
A woman said she saw the abuse take place at Jamie Goodin and Jacob Baker’s residence. The unnamed woman had stayed there and according to her, she saw the abuse with her own eyes.
“She said that she witnessed a woman putting a pillow over a small infant, attempting to suffocate the child,” police Sgt. Jennifer Wardlow told KFOR News.
The woman then intervened and stopped Goodin from smothering the baby. She also told one of her children she would “break her neck if she did not shut up and leave her alone.”
The witness later told DHS officials that she also saw Baker point a black BB gun at one of the children and nearly shoot her in the face. He allegedly said the child was “the spawn of satan and she deserves to die.”
“Through this investigation, we learned that not only had this incident happened, but apparently where BB guns had been pointed at the children, threats had been made,” Sgt. Wardlow said.
Goodin and Baker allegedly admitted to the woman that they have locked up one of their children in a room for hours at a time so they could “shoot up” methamphetamine, according to a police report.
The woman told police Goodin and Baker’s house is a “drug house.”
She says she eventually asked Goodin if she could take the two children on a walk. She told police she had to get food for both of the children because they were “starving.”
While out with the children, the woman called the police and alerted them to the situation.
According to a police report, the 4-year-old girl appeared scared of her mother and other people at the home.
She reportedly told one officer, “Jake is really mean to me and hurts me.”
Sgt. Wardlow with the Oklahoma City Police Department has released a statement recounting the woman’s statements about her stay with Goodin and Baker.
“They met a woman there who said that she had been at a nearby residence. She said that she witnessed a woman putting a pillow over a small infant, attempting to suffocate the child,” Sgt. Wardlow said. “Through this investigation, we learned that not only had this incident happened, but apparently where BB guns had been pointed at the children, threats had been made.”
Although the child abuse allegations were initially based on speculation, apparently, there is further evidence to support the credibility of the woman’s claims. Apparently, there are medical records of the infant’s previous hospitalization.
At that particular time, EMSA crews stated that the baby appeared to be malnourished. It was also reported that the baby showed signs of abuse and neglect, including bruises and the “worst case of diaper rash they had ever seen.” A CT scan also revealed the baby had a “brain bleed” identified as a subdural hematoma.
“A very sad situation, obviously they’re in a better place right now,” Sgt. Wardlow said. “Had she [the woman who helped the children] not called, it’s possible. I mean, who knows how much longer these children would have stayed in this environment. They could have been more seriously injured or even killed.”
Goodin has been charged with two counts of child abuse, while Baker is facing two counts of possession of CDS in the presence of a minor. Both have been booked into the Oklahoma County Jail.
Sources: OpposingViews, Facebook, KFOR
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