Sloan Briles Accused Of Throwing Son Off Boat
This is so disturbing for so many reasons, I just hope a full investigation takes place and if he is found guilty, he can never get custody of his sons ever again! My goodness, he could have killed him!
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A California man was arrested for investigation of throwing his crying 7-year-old son into the water from a sightseeing cruise boat during an argument that shocked other passengers, authorities said Monday.
Sloan Briles, 35, was taken into custody for child endangerment and resisting arrest, Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said.
"The father hit him several times and then threatened to throw him overboard if he didn't stop crying," Amormino said. "The crowd on the boat became very angry at the father for hitting the kid and extremely angry when he threw him overboard."
Authorities said Briles appeared to have been drinking.
Briles was released Monday. He couldn't be immediately reached at a number listed for him in Irvine.
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