Jefferson City man remains jailed on accusation of punching 7-year-old
Matthew Sanders
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Jefferson City man remained in the Cole County Jail on Monday after he was charged the previous day with punching a 7-year-old in the head.
Ryan J. Duhon, 34, is charged with first-degree assault, third-degree assault and child abuse for the incident at a mobile home park in the 5100 block of Business 50 W., court records say. He was jailed without bond.
A witness told a Cole County deputy that Duhon and the 7-year-old boy were playing when Duhon said something about the boy needing discipline, a probable cause statement says. The witness then saw Duhon punch the boy in the face, the statement says.
The witness told the deputy that Duhon was drunk.
Duhon told deputies that “there was guidance that needed given,” so he acted, according to the statement.
Duhon kicked the patrol car door and a deputy when he was taken to jail, the statement says. He also mentioned wanting to talk to the victim and threatened to find out where a deputy lives, according to the statement.