Monday, May 4, 2026 - A Tennessee father is in
custody after police say he bit his infant son in the cheek.
Memphis Police responded to an ambulance request call around
1 a.m. Friday, May 1, 2026.
When officers arrived on scene, they found 34-year-old Jerry
Stark inside a restaurant, screaming and panicked.
Restaurant staff told police that Stark ran into the
business, lay down with his infant son on the kitchen floor and said his family
is trying to k!ll him.
Officers spoke with Stark, who repeated his family was
trying to k!ll him and said he needed her.
Witnesses at a Shell gas station told police that Stark had
been there previously, holding his son and asking for help.
They said he got into a red SUV and headed to another gas
station to ask for help.
Police say witnesses told them they tried taking the infant
from Stark because he was squeezing the baby, who was turning blue.
That’s when Stark reportedly panicked and bit the infant on
the right side of his cheek.
After that, witnesses told police they managed to pull the
baby away from Stark and left the building. Someone called police.
Police located the baby’s mother who said she and Stark were
driving when he pushed her out of the moving vehicle and left in an unknown
direction.
Officers noted the infant had an injury on the right side of
his face. He was taken to the hospital in non-critical condition.
Police placed Stark in custody. He is scheduled to appear in
court Monday, May 4, 2026, but it is unclear what charges he faced.
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