Overview
- Jerry L. Stark, 34, was found inside a Memphis restaurant holding an infant during an episode that began around 1 a.m. Friday, police said.
- Witnesses told officers he had run through several locations with the baby while asking for help and claiming his family was trying to kill him.
- Inside the restaurant, bystanders said he squeezed the child until the baby turned blue and bit the baby's cheek, and the infant was taken to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in non-critical condition.
- A witness video posted online showed patrons holding the restaurant door shut to keep Stark inside until police arrived.
- Prosecutors charged Stark with domestic assault causing bodily harm, and jail records list him as held without bond ahead of a Monday court appearance.