TEXARKANA, Texas -A 19-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly hitting his girlfriend's 2-year-old son with his fists.
Jordan Smith was arrested Monday on a charge of injury to a child with intentional bodily injury, according to the Texarkana Texas Police Department.
Smith is being held in the Bi-State jail with a $100,000 bond.
The child is expected to recover from his injuries, according to police.
Witnesses reported seeing him repeatedly hitting his girlfriend's 2-year-old son with his fists on Monday.
The boy's great-grandmother was babysitting him at her apartment when Smith arrived to take him home, according to police. After he got the boy loaded up and pulled away, the grandmother saw Smith suddenly stop the car and start hitting the toddler as he sat in the back seat. She chased after the vehicle, but Smith drove off before she was able to catch up to the car.
Smith allegedly drove up to near the pool area and stopped the car again, where another witness saw him ball up his fist and hit the boy several more times. After throwing a toy truck out of the car window, Smith left the area with the boy.
A few minutes later, police learned that Smith had shown up at an apartment complex on Elizabeth Street. Officers responded and found Smith there with the little boy and other family members. The child had a large knot on his forehead, bruises around his eyes and a bloody lip - which Smith tried to explain away as being the result of the child's allergies.
Smith was arrested and the child was taken to Wadley Regional Medical Center for treatment.