FARMINGTON — A pair of fathers were charged Thursday with abusing their 2-month-old children in separate cases.
The charges come on the heels of a third father being arrested Wednesday night for allegedly abusing his 2-month-old, according to police.
- Hayden Norman Pierce, 29, of Layton, was charged in 2nd District Court with child abuse, a second-degree felony.
On Nov. 21, police were called to Pierce’s home on a report of a 2-month-old girl who was not breathing.
“Pierce made a statement to police that he had been frustrated with the infant crying and shook the infant with an aggressive shake/jerk on two occasions,” according to charging documents.
Doctors discovered a brain bleed on the infant, the charges state.
- In 4th District Court, Daniel Cano Gutierrez, 29, of Provo, was charged with child abuse, a second-degree felony.
On Nov. 25, Gutierrez’s 2-month-old son was flown to Primary Children’s Hospital with a fractured skull, a brain bleed, three fractured ribs and three leg fractures, according to charging documents.
Doctors determined the skull fracture happened on that day, and the rib and leg fractures occurred days to weeks earlier, the charges state.
Gutierrez later admitted to being frustrated by the child due to constant crying and fussing and to forcefully squeezing him, according to the charges.
- In a third case, Noah Talsma Jr., 20, was booked into the Davis County Jail Wednesday for investigation of child abuse.
The investigation began in May when Talsma’s 2-month-old son was taken to Primary Children’s Hospital and was determined to have rib fractures that were healing and new fractures to his leg, according to a police booking affidavit.
In an interview with police, Talsma admitted that he caused the injuries, the affidavit says.
“Noah stated he was frustrated. His son would not stop crying. Noah pulled the child’s leg and heard it pop, then freaked out. This occurred two days prior to taking the child to the clinic,” according to the affidavit.