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Dad Jokes After Newborn Found with 29 Broken Ribs

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Dad Jokes After Newborn Found with 29 Broken Ribs

A six-week-old infant in Hobbs, New Mexico, was found with 29 rib fractures, leading to serious allegations of child abuse against parents Tyler Janusik and Trinity Lewis. Police allege the injuries resulted from violent, recurrent abuse rather than a single incident, citing medical evidence that points to intentional harm. Tyler claims he is not gentle but denies causing injury, while Trinity allegedly said she was in the shower and that Tyler squeezed the baby out of frustration. The arrest occurred at their home after Tyler’s sister refused to allow police to visit his workplace, leading to a controversial and tense custody of the couple. Despite the gravity of the charges, Tyler displays a surprisingly calm and joking demeanor during the police interaction, even making light of jail conditions and asking for cigarettes. Both parents face three counts of abuse resulting in great bodily harm, with jury trials set for February of the following year. The case has sparked public scrutiny due to the stark contrast between the parents’ behavior and the severity of the alleged injuries, raising questions about accountability, law enforcement procedures, and the emotional impact on a vulnerable infant.

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another day in paradise you know how it goes man well i mean i'm already here you know what i mean but how's uh how's county you might be surprised to see this dad having a laugh in the back seat of a police cruiser considering what he and the mother of his baby are accused of police say their six-week-old baby showed up at the hospital allegedly with 29 broken ribs 29 and we'll show you the newly released body cam video of the key moments when this investigation went to a whole new level i'm a little pissed off about the whole situation including a heated moment that police had on their way to making the arrests we're on the case presented by law and crime i'm chris you it doesn't get much worse than hurting a child especially a newborn just six weeks old in the story that we're talking about today and it makes the demeanor of the father of that child so confusing certainly frustrating to watch considering the injuries that police say his child had when they showed up at the hospital 29 rib fractures now the parents of that baby are now facing serious charges three young and that is the mom of the child trinity lewis she was arrested on march 18th of this year as well as the man she shares her baby with named tyler janusik their baby was just six weeks old when they were arrested this is a picture that trinity posted on facebook though way back when when they were expecting now police say this story started when the couple brought their baby to a local hospital where they live in hobbs new mexico which is along the texas border the local sheriff said on march 11th tyler comes into the hospital with the baby and he says that he heard a loud pop in the baby's shoulder so that's why he brought the child in it's something that any dad would do right and he allegedly said that what happened was he's holding the baby in his left arm and the pacifier falls to the floor. So he bends over with the baby in his arm to pick up the pacifier and that's when he hears a loud pop. This is what an x-ray allegedly showed according to police. Quote, the results showed a total of approximately 10 rib fractures, seven fractures were new and three were old fractures. There was a bruise observed in the middle of the baby's sternum. The baby was sent to a hospital in Lubbock, Texas. Now the sheriff said they later determined that the baby had 29 fractures at least and the fractures were both old and new, meaning police do not believe these injuries all came from the same event like bending over and picking up a pacifier. And quote, medical professionals determined to be highly specific to violent and recurrent abusive trauma. Now according to the San Francisco Police Department, the baby was sent to a hospital in Lubbock, Texas. The baby was New Mexico newspaper. Tyler allegedly told police, quote, I'm not the most gentle parent, but I'm also not super, super rough. Now Trinity, his partner, allegedly claimed that she was in the shower when this pacifier incident took place. It appears that she's also turned on her partner, which we'll talk about more in just a moment, according to the criminal complaint that the newspaper has. Now the child is currently in the care of the state of New Mexico and is continuing to receive treatment. That's going to be Tyler. Tyler and Trinity. Tyler and Trinity? Yeah. Deputies with the local sheriff went to the couple's home to make an arrest seven days after the baby showed up at the hospital. now there's no answer at their door but about 10 minutes later a woman shows up who says she's tyler's boss and sister hello how are you guys good are you i'm trying to see uh tyler her trinity at home they're not they're actually down at the office right now can i ask what's going on down at what office sorry uh we come here outside where tyler works oh okay okay well we're just needing to talk to them so okay i see under the rest i just need to talk to him okay i'm just asking i'm not gonna warn him or anything i can i can call them down here they know what to expect y'all don't have to be ugly by any means i'm not being ugly i'm just asking for information we just need to talk to him in reference i'm guessing you kind of know i know exactly yeah it's in reference to that case we just need to talk to him about it okay he's also my employee so that's why i'm asking okay i need well um i'll talk to him and then i'll let him decide to let you know after i let him know he's also my brother i understand that but he's an adult so i understand that but how do y'all not i we we get that it's just like inform the freaking employer like well because that's his business even though we are brothers and sisters and stuff like that we still have protocol that we have to follow too we can't give you information pertaining to to him or in his case it'd be up to him to give you that in condition you know the laws for us so my other question is if you're gonna arrest him do i need to call him down here because he doesn't want to be in rest of arrested in front of all his employers his co-workers i'm irritated with this whole situation because y'all haven't called me for information and you called so i'm a little pissed off about the whole situation now tyler's sister does not want police to go down to the workplace to make an arrest a couple of deputies do stay behind to talk to her, but the deputy who walked off gets in her cruiser and she goes straight to take Tyler and Trinity into custody. It's just a couple of minutes down the road. Sorry, but I ain't got time for her bullshit, so she can go tell him to fucking hide. I just started cussing. I'm done. This is bullshit, really? It's bullshit that he did that to a baby? 621 to 40, where are you heading? 56 over there. Hey, Kelly, what's up? She has a right to know what the hell. I'm sorry, I don't have patience for people that try to protect people like that. He's a full-f***ing dope. We don't need to tell you what his business is. I'm sure she had a camera. That's why she showed up. Or unless that neighbor told her. They're probably neighbors. Probably. Because as soon as you guys were done talking to her, she's like going inside like a new way. Yeah. Yeah. 40 dispatch, call me 97 at Lee County Roadtrip. I should park here on the other side so he doesn't leave. Do you know what he drives? A motorcycle. And she drives a car. Yes, excuse me. I saw the motorcycle in the back. Yeah. Yeah. It's for everyone contacting him and giving him a heads up. It's 10-4. We're walking in now. 621 to 40. Perfect, good. Hello. Hello. Hi. Can I talk to you? No, you can't. That's right. She doesn't live. She is pretty irate. 10-4. We're 10-12. Thank you, sir. You want to go with this deputy here? Make sure he doesn't leave. All right, Trinity. I think you know more or less of what's going on. On the case. Okay. So, right now, you do have a warrant for your arrest, okay? I'll explain that to you in a minute, okay? So, if you'll just turn around for me, please. Okay. Do you want to put her in the back of my unit? I got you. Thank you. I'm going to go get him. Yeah. Tyler, can I have you step out here please? I love you guys. It's all going to be okay. Once you're taken care of, okay? I just want you to follow orders, do what they ask you to do. You know what's going to happen, okay? All right, Tyler. I think we've met before when we were out at the hospital, okay? Yes, ma'am. So, I'm going to be up front with you. You do have a warrant for your arrest, okay? Okay. I'll explain that to you once we get to the station. Yes, ma'am. I'll let you know all that. I'll give you all the information and reference to that, okay? Yes, ma'am. 10-4, your dispatch. 10-4, dear. 10-4, ma'am. If you'll show that male subject, Tyler Janosik, 10-15 at this time. If you can also show Trinity Lewis, 10-15 at this time. 10-15 at this time. Now, we notice, as Tyler is being frisked, he's wearing a hat that says, Dad, on it. Cigarettes and a lighter, yes, sir. You got any gas in your pocket? Yes, sir. That I'm aware of. Yes, sir. Thank you. Thank you. Tyler's then taken to the county jail and he is going to face some steep charges for the alleged injuries that his newborn had. And yet it stood out to us how he really seems to be in good spirits. All things considered joking, making small talk about having to sit in the back of a police cruiser. I was like, well, maybe if I just control my breathing, it won't hurt as bad, but yeah, shoulders and lungs are hurting a little bit right now. Yeah, I feel it. I feel it. How's y'all shift going? Just work, I guess. Just work, man. Another day in paradise. You know how it goes, man. Well, I mean, I'm already here, you know what I mean? But how's county? I guess worse than it's ever been, I've heard. Yeah, yeah. It's like a GTA server, bro. Not GTA, bro. I haven't played that in years, so that makes sense. Yeah, I stopped playing when I started working here. I don't want to relive it, you know. It's not even fun. Can I also ask one question on top of that? What's up, bro? Would it be possible to get a cigarette in before I get incarcerated? I don't have any cigarettes, but you have your cigarettes, right? Yes, that's what I'm talking about, just because they are with my property. And I do understand if that is a no. I would probably say no, because I'd have to uncuff you. You would have to smoke out here. And I think they're almost done with the paperwork, man. Okay. I'm sorry. That's fine. Sorry about that. That's all right, bro. That's all right. Yeah. I appreciate you just doing this for me. Yeah, yeah. No problem, man. Yeah. Sorry about that. You're good. I don't like to ask for too much. No, no. Y'all got rules. Y'all got to live by. Yeah. You know what I mean? So. I got you, bro. I appreciate you being cool, man. Thank you. Yeah, of course. I'm, uh, you know, this sounds real. I was tired of waking up wondering if that was the case or not. I'm glad that it's kind of done and over with. No more waiting for it, man. So, and with that being said, with my phone being in search for it, I pay all my bills through my phone and today was payday. Yeah. So I was like, I don't know when that sucker's coming back. Yeah. Yeah. It might be a while for sure. All right. I feel bad for the bigger guys, bigger than me. Dude, it's actually hard getting people in there. It's insane. I mean, I'm 240 pounds, you know what I mean? But I'm talking about like 320, 330, I mean, three-time jelly roll having some of a gun. Yeah. Uh-uh. I can't even imagine how his ribs feel. Sometimes you just got to put them in the double backseater. Sometimes you just don't work, brother. I had a guy that was like so cramped in there. I was like, hey, watch your toes. Boom. It's been, it's been years since I've been in jail, man. Oh, really? Yeah. It's been a good eight years. Yeah. Good eight years. I feel like an a**hole, man. I'm sorry about that, about knocking my head on the glass like that, man. No, you're, you're good, bro. I know y'all get some crazy son of a**holes, you know what I mean? And they, you know, so I was like, well, I get their attention. Hey, yeah. A few knocks on the door will definitely do it. So I'm glad we could figure that out. I didn't even know it was your head, bro. I thought you were just kicking your feet. No, like I was so cooped up in here. I was like, well, damn it. I just, I don't want to get put in a f**king flat jacket if I don't need to be, you know, so. I had some lady, she was real limber. I had her back there. She was like, you took an innocent life off that street. She started just walking her way up and just kicking a**hole. I'm sure it's still part. Like climbing it? Yeah. It was insane. Yeah, he remembers. To where she was like fetal position? Oh, yeah. No. F**ked around to let her out. We're at the LCDC and she was sitting how you are, but with her feet coiled in and the doors closed. And I had a feeling, so I opened the door. Yeah. I opened the door and she just like literally ninja kicks double feet out, like right up my head. The jail staff were just looking at me like, damn, man, that looks crazy. Looks like you got something going on over there. I just, we start wrestling for a minute. She like undoes my vest. I'm like, dang, bro, at least kick me into dinner first. I have my knee in her back and she's. And I must say, I appreciate you guys being cool. You know, I mean, I've had my fair share. You know, I mean, granted, everybody has a. Bad day, you know. Yeah, yeah. Just depends how you catch them and what they got going on. But y'all are doing y'all's job. I'm not going to disrespect you guys. You know, I mean, I know I'm in the wrong, you know. F**k happens. Hopefully, you know, we can learn from our mistakes from yesterday and be better tomorrow. There you go. If you're cool with us, bro, like we're cool with everybody. You know, every time I've kind of gave the law the runaround, man, it's always come back 10 times harder. Yeah. As long as you're courteous, transparent and cool and residual, I mean, see any problems there. You know, granted, I mean, you know, I kind of live by the either live and learn or you live and repeat. Yeah. And if you live and repeat, that's the problem. You don't you don't want to change. Yeah, exactly. It's one of those things like I have a job, you know, I don't treat my customers like it's my job. I mean, it's work. Everyone works. It was fun. Everyone would be doing it. Yeah. Sadly, we're here. That's what I'm saying. I expect every job resume, no matter if I'm in a situation. Yeah. It just happens. I get it. You know, the guys y'all arrest from their cars. According to the Santa Fe, New Mexican Trinity appears to have allegedly turned on Tyler. She told police in an interrogation that Tyler allegedly intentionally squeezed their baby, hurting that child and leaving bruises. And she claims allegedly that he would squeeze the baby out of frustration. It's sick. If that is true. Now, this is video of Trinity being processed in the jail. She certainly seems from a body language standpoint, far more subdued than Tyler. You can send it from that. So I have your paperwork. I don't know if you want it with your property or if you want to keep it with you. In your property? Okay. Sorry. There. Come on. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Going down. Oh no! And that's not even the loudest. Dang! Is that a different mic? Are they clearer? No, I just got this. Oh, it was just laying in there. Gary just like, you want this? I'm like, I'll take it. I'll take it. That's his retirement gift from me. Now we don't have the interrogation video as of yet. with anything that the couple said prior to their arrest, other than what the Santa Fe, New Mexican was able to acquire, where it appears that Trinity is saying that Tyler would squeeze this child out of frustration. Now this is Tyler when he was brought into the jail. Whenever we get in there, you can just step toward the left, toward that gentleman right there. Yes, sir. I've never even seen a paper one. I know. That's crazy. This is the first one I've ever done. Is that right? I've never worked here. That's so funny. I never thought I'd get to see this day. I know. I was like, damn, I feel sorry for them. I'm not going to date them. Dude, that's sad. I know. Damn, one thing's off. Tyler, would you like your paperwork with your book launch? Do you want to keep it with you so you can read it, or how would you like it? Yeah, I'll keep it with me, just to kind of stay updated with what we've got going on. Now, as far as my clients and stuff, will we be updated on that stuff as well? So, you'll see a judge for that, and he'll let you know. Then, yes, I would like to open it. Okay, yes, sir. Yes, sir. Tyler? Yes, ma'am. Why, I mean, all that genocide, J-A-N-S-O-U-S-E-K? According to online court records, both Tyler Janusik and Trinity Lewis are facing the same very serious charges. Three counts of abuse of a child resulting in great bodily harm, intentionally or recklessly, and both have jury trials slated for February of next year. That will do it for On the Case, presented by Law & Crime. I'm Chris Stewart. See you next time. On the Case.

Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. Tyler Janusik and Trinity Lewis are facing serious charges of child abuse after their six-week-old baby was found with 29 rib fractures at a hospital in Hobbs, New Mexico.
  2. Police allege the injuries resulted from violent, recurrent abuse, not a single incident like bending over to pick up a pacifier, and medical reports indicate trauma consistent with intentional harm.
  3. Tyler claims he is not a gentle parent but denies causing harm, while Trinity allegedly claims she was in the shower and that Tyler squeezed the baby out of frustration.
  4. Authorities made an arrest at the couple’s home after Tyler’s sister refused to allow police to conduct a workplace visit, leading to a controversial arrest without prior notification.
  5. Tyler, despite being questioned and arrested, appears calm and joking throughout the police interaction, even humorously referencing jail conditions and cigarettes.
  6. Both parents are accused of three counts of abuse of a child resulting in great bodily harm, with jury trials scheduled for February of the following year.
  7. The case has drawn public attention due to the apparent contradiction between the parents’ demeanor and the severity of the injuries.
  8. The body cam footage and police reports show tense moments, including the arrest and interrogation, highlighting inconsistencies in the family’s actions and statements.

Summary:

A six-week-old infant in Hobbs, New Mexico, was found with 29 rib fractures, leading to serious allegations of child abuse against parents Tyler Janusik and Trinity Lewis. Police allege the injuries resulted from violent, recurrent abuse rather than a single incident, citing medical evidence that points to intentional harm. Tyler claims he is not gentle but denies causing injury, while Trinity allegedly said she was in the shower and that Tyler squeezed the baby out of frustration.

The arrest occurred at their home after Tyler’s sister refused to allow police to visit his workplace, leading to a controversial and tense custody of the couple. Despite the gravity of the charges, Tyler displays a surprisingly calm and joking demeanor during the police interaction, even making light of jail conditions and asking for cigarettes. Both parents face three counts of abuse resulting in great bodily harm, with jury trials set for February of the following year.

The case has sparked public scrutiny due to the stark contrast between the parents’ behavior and the severity of the alleged injuries, raising questions about accountability, law enforcement procedures, and the emotional impact on a vulnerable infant.

FAQs

Police say the baby had 29 rib fractures, including both new and old fractures, and a bruise on the sternum, which medical professionals described as indicative of violent and recurrent abusive trauma.

Tyler Janusik and Trinity Lewis, the parents of the six-week-old baby, are both facing serious charges of child abuse resulting in great bodily harm.

Tyler claimed he heard a loud pop when bending over to pick up a pacifier from the baby's shoulder, leading him to bring the infant to the hospital.

The injuries include both new and old fractures, and medical experts concluded they were consistent with repeated, violent trauma rather than a single event like bending over to pick up a pacifier.

Tyler appeared calm and joking, making light of the situation and even joking about being in a police cruiser, showing little remorse despite the serious charges.

Yes, Trinity allegedly said she was in the shower during the incident and claimed Tyler squeezed the baby out of frustration, which she described as abusive.

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