Man seen riding motorcycle with baby arrested for outstanding warrants

A Texas man could face child endangerment charges for riding a motorcycle with an infant.

Police arrested Anthony Welsh Tuesday for outstanding traffic warrants. Welsh is allegedly seen holding the baby while riding the bike. The photos caused outrage on social media.

“That’s dangerous,” says the man who took the photo. He asked to remain anonymous.

The man says he and his wife were at a gas station Sunday when they saw a man with a baby straddling his motorcycle.

The witness snapped the picture of the man, reportedly identified as Welsh, then posted it on social media.

“I’m not looking to get the guy thrown in jail, but he needs to get the hint the child’s life is in danger,” the witness said.

Captain Ken Defoor with the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office said, “possible charges would be endangering a child.”

Defoor says investigators are speaking with eyewitnesses who reportedly saw Welsh driving the bike with the infant on board.

Under Texas law, no child under five 5-years-old shall be a passenger on a motorcycle, and any passenger that does ride as a second person on the motorcycle must be seated in a secured seat to the back of the motorcycle with secure hand grips and two foot pegs.

Welsh was turned over to the Deer Park Police Department on the outstanding traffic warrant.