‘Heavily intoxicated’ judge accused of hitting toddler with doorway just after forcing way into residence, data say

San Marcos, Texas – A Guadalupe County court-at-regulation choose was “heavily intoxicated” and in an enraged point out when he forced his way into a household, hanging his baby son with a doorway, arrest affidavits released to the KSAT 12 Defenders present.

Choose Bill Squires, 46, was billed late Thursday with damage to a child and little one endangerment, next the incident at a residence in San Marcos.

Officers with the Hays County District Clerk’s Business released the information this 7 days pursuing a request from the Defenders.

San Marcos law enforcement responded to a home in the 2200 block of Stonehaven all over 7:30 p.m. Thursday for a noted disturbance.

Inside, the officers found Squires’ wife “clearly distressed and fearful,” although keeping a 16-month-aged little one whose eyes were being pink from crying, the affidavit states.

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The girl explained to officers Squires had proven up at the household previously in the night time, banging on the front door of the home and yelling to be enable in.

As the lady went to unlock the doorway although keeping the toddler, Squires forced the doorway to fly open up, hanging the kid on the head, the affidavit states.

Squires remaining the dwelling ahead of officers arrived. The toddler confirmed no evident symptoms of harm, according to the affidavit.

A 2nd officer later on pulled in excess of a motor vehicle Squires was using in.

The driver of the vehicle claimed he experienced long gone to the house with Squires and acknowledged that the suspect experienced been banging on the entrance doorway even though pushing his suitcases towards it, the affidavit states.

The witness mentioned the doorway “flew open” right after the woman unlocked it but he recalled that the doorway struck her and not the baby, according to the affidavit.

The officer stated when he tried to talk with Squires, the suspect’s “breath smelled seriously of alcoholic beverages,” he was unsteady on his ft, experienced to be supported by a further officer at all instances and experienced quite a few smaller bottles of liquor in his possession, the affidavit states.

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A Office of Community Safety Trooper advised law enforcement he had been summoned to the dwelling previously in the day, and received info from the female that the spouse and children had not long ago returned from Mexico and that Squires experienced attempted to steal her boarding passes in an energy to briefly keep her from returning to the United States, the affidavit states.

Squires, during that same excursion, was also accused of telling a 9-calendar year-previous relatives member that she would under no circumstances see his wife again, according to the affidavit.

The trooper and the girl equally perceived the assertion to be a danger on the woman’s everyday living, the affidavit states.

The incident was documented to Austin police, on the family’s return to the United States.

The Defenders requested the APD report Sunday, but have so far not been presented a copy of it.

Squires’ arrest affidavit describes him as getting “heavily intoxicated and in an enraged state” Thursday, and that any realistic man or woman is aware of not to open a doorway to a dwelling that contains smaller kids in that make a difference.

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He was arrested and then booked into the Hays County Jail, before remaining produced Friday on bonds totaling $6,000, documents show.

Squires faces two point out jail felony expenses, Hays County courtroom information verify.

Squires and his Guadalupe County court workers have not responded to recurring requests for remark from the Defenders.

An automatic electronic mail on Friday said that his courtroom was scheduled to resume operations Monday, subsequent a two-7 days vacation for employees.

Officers have not mentioned if Squires is continuing to hear conditions whilst struggling with felony charges.

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