A Fayetteville man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday for shaking and injuring his infant son last year. James William King, 32, pleaded guilty to second-degree domestic battery in Washington County Circuit Court. King brought his 6-week-old son to Washington Regional Medical Center in early September because he was “acting strange,” according to police. King told hospital staff his son fell off a bed on Aug. 28 and had been shaking ever since. King told police he shook the baby because he panicked. King said the baby fell off his bed after he pulled the blanket from underneath the infant during a nightmare. He said the baby was unresponsive after falling off the bed and he shook the ...
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