Man accused of injuring toddler with longboard waives court hearing
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AMERICAN FALLS — A father accused of throwing a longboard that hit a toddler in the head waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday morning.
Francis Ernest White, 18, was bound over to District court and will stand trial on a felony injury to a child charge and a felony enhancement charge of inflicting great bodily harm.
A preliminary hearing is held to determine if there is enough evidence to indicate a crime has been committed for a trial.
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Court documents state White picked up a longboard the night of May 2 and threw it down the hallway at the same moment the child, who is nearly two-years old, walked out of a room into the hallway.
The toddler was transported to Power County Hospital by ambulance and then transported to Primary Children’s Hospital by Life Flight. At the time, the toddler was listed in critical condition at Primary Children’s Hospital.
White remains in the Power County Jail on $250,000 bond.