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20-year-old Milwaukee resident Jalin White has been charged with two felonies after allegedly throwing an infant against a wall in a rage brought on by his poor performance in a video game. Local police say they became involved with the incident on November 5, when they received a criminal complaint filed by Children’s Wisconsin, a local pediatric hospital.
“The defendant was playing NBA 2K and the game was competitive,” the complaint states, later noting that White “became frustrated while holding [the baby], ultimately throwing [the child] against the wall.” White was later charged with one count of felony child abuse and one count of felony child neglect.
The young victim–whose relationship to White is currently unknown–is said to be about eight months old. The child suffered severe injuries to the skull and brain, had to undergo multiple rounds of CPR, and is not expected to live. Medical professionals treating the victim also discovered other injuries–including a broken clavicle–in various states of healing, suggesting the child may have been physically abused prior to White’s outburst over the game.
Per the complaint, White told detectives several differing versions of events, but when confronted with evidence of the child’s injure, he confirmed he had thrown the child, allegedly telling police, “I heard the impact of the wall after I tossed him.”
According to the complaint, White’s rage stemmed from his performance in the game. He was reportedly down two points in the fourth quarter of the game when he inflicted life-threatening injuries on the unnamed infant.
White is currently being held on a $100,000 cash bond, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for November 15.