- November 22, 2024
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A Palm Coast man was arrested after he placed his stepson in chokehold for using a swear word.
Anthony Eugene Jackson, 39, has been charged with felony child abuse, according to his arrest report. Flagler Sheriff’s Office deputies were called early in the morning on Oct. 28 after the stepson and his sister told their adult older brother about Jackson’s actions.
The incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 27, when Jackson heard his stepson swear, according to statements from the boy and his sister. The two siblings were hanging out in the girl’s room when Jackson came in and began goading the stepson into a fight, the report said.
Instead of fighting, the boy left for his own room, but said Jackson followed him and began to fight with him, placing him in a chokehold. The deputy interviewing the stepson noticed bruising and scabbed-over scraps around the boy’s neck.
The girl told deputies that when she heard the fight, she went into her brother’s room and tried to pull Jackson off him, injuring her wrist in the process. Eventually the two managed to separate the boy from Jackson and left the home, walking to their elder brother’s nearby residence, the report said.
The next morning, when the two told him what happened, the brother and his girlfriend decided to call law enforcement. The children’s mother, who lives with them and Jackson, told deputies that she did not see how the incident started and only saw her son’s injuries after the fact.
Deputies went to speak to Jackson when he returned home from work, but Jackson refused to make a statement, saying he “did not want to ‘self-incriminate.’” Jackson was then placed under arrest.
