A Texas man was is currently on the run after he reportedly sealed a baby’s eyes and mouth with glue for crying at a motel.
Johnnie Lee Carter, 29, allegedly choked a 14-month-old baby and punched her in the head and rib cage, before using a Crazy Glue stick to cover the child’s mouth and eyes, the Dallas News reported.
By the time Carter’s wife reported his alleged actions to police, he fled the scene.
Police reportedly found a glue stickon the motel room’s desk, and also found a 2-month-old child buried in the bed under pillows and blankets, the news outlet reported, citing an affidavit.
Carter allegedly put the 2-month-old underneath bedding, before allegedly gluing the toddler, because the infant was crying, his wife said.
The Odessa Police Department asked for the public’s help in finding Carter in a news release on Sept. 18. An updated news release indicates Carter was arrested Sept. 24 in El Paso, roughly 230 miles west of Odessa.
Carter was wanted for injury to a child causing serious bodily injury, which police said is a first-degree felony.
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