Blackfoot man appears in court after allegedly attacking 10-year-old on football field

BLACKFOOT — A 46-year-old man is facing a felony charge after police say he attacked a boy on a football field and spit on a woman who tried to intervene.

Brady Victor Brower is charged with felony injury to a child and misdemeanor battery.

Brower was initially charged on Oct. 23, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. The warrant was later quashed and recalled on April 24, and Brower appeared in court on Monday where he was booked and released on his own recognizance.

According to Bingham County Deputy Prosecutor Andrew Hart, the prosecutor’s office issued the complaint and warrant in October, and it was active until Brower hired an attorney in April.

“I stipulated to quash the warrant and issue a summons after discussions with his attorney in which (Brower) agreed to voluntarily appear in court,” said Hart.

According to court documents, Blackfoot Police officers were called to the football field at Blackfoot High School on Aug. 30 for a report of a man who hurt a child.

The reporting party stated that a ten-year-old boy in a football jersey “was just picked up by his throat and thrown to the ground” by Brower. When officers arrived, they met with the boy, who reportedly had red marks around his neck. The child’s parents were advised to take the boy for further medical treatment.

A witness told officers that she saw Brower grab the boy by the throat. She then got in between the two and told the man, “You need to walk away, you have no right to put your hands on another kid, especially one that is not yours.”

Brower reportedly spit on the woman and then walked away.

He is expected to appear for a preliminary hearing on May 15. If convicted, he could face up to 10 and a half years in prison.

Though Brower has been charged with these crimes, it does not necessarily mean he committed them. Everyone is presumed innocent until they are proven guilty.