The male also is accused of pinning down the child and preventing him from reaching the person who ended up reporting the incident.
A 41-year-old male is accused of slapping, dragging, and slamming down a 23-month-old boy after the child refused to give him a goodnight kiss.
Police in Killeen, Texas, said they were called to the 200 block of West Anderson Avenue on a domestic violence complaint, KWKT-TV reported. Killeen is a little over an hour north of Austin. Jail records indicate the incident occurred Friday.
Police were told the child refused to give the male a goodnight kiss, the station said. The male is accused of slapping the boy on the cheeks, back, and buttocks, then dragging the boy to his bedroom, slamming the child upon the bed, pinning him down, and preventing him from reaching the person who ended up reporting the incident, KWKT reported.
