A Vancouver man is in jail for allegedly assaulting his month-old son in September.
Byron S. Frazier, 37, was arrested Nov. 16 on a warrant alleging second-degree assault of a child. He made his first appearance and was arraigned the following day. Clark County Superior Court Judge Robert Lewis set bail at $20,000 and appointed attorney David Kurtz to represent him.
Trial was set for Jan. 10.
Investigators were called to Southwest Washington Medical Center in the early morning of Oct. 1 after Frazier and his son’s mother rushed their baby to the emergency room with bruising and swelling on his body, according to an arrest warrant affidavit filed by Deputy Prosecutor Scott Jackson.
Jackson said the injuries were not life-threatening.
A detective said the baby, Zaden, who was born on Aug. 27 and was 34 days old at the time of the assault, had a large bruise on his abdomen in the shape of an adult hand. He also had bruising and swelling in his genital area, the detective said.
When questioned by a detective, Frazier said he was watching his son at a residence in the 4300 block of East 17th Street the previous evening, when he placed the baby on a couch to get a clean diaper, according to the affidavit. When he returned, he saw Zaden falling off the couch and ran to grab him to prevent him from hitting the floor.
