Baby hit with electrical cord; Vinton man arrested

By Yvonne Suarez

Published February 8, 2022 1:56 PM

EL PASO, Texas - Arturo Hernandez of Vinton was arrested and charged with injury to a child by the El Paso County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called out to the 200 block of Holguin on a family violence call on Saturday, Feb. 5.

Deputies say a preliminary investigation revealed Hernandez had intentionally struck a one-year-old baby in the face with an electrical cord. It left a large welt under the baby's eye. Deputies took Hernandez into custody and charged him with one count of injury to a child.

He was booked into the El Paso County Jail on a $10,000 split bond and remains behind bars.

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