Bobby Adams fractured his month old boys skull, subdural hematoma & retinal hemorrhag

[Tazzzz]

Bobby Daniel Adams AKA Bobby Geiger, 25, DoB:04/02/1983




Ohh Weee, another strike 2 Tard. Glad they finally got there shit together to get the case moving along.

SANDPOINT — A Ponderay man accused of fracturing his infant son’s head and causing other serious injuries is withdrawing his guilty plea.

District Judge John Patrick Luster advised Bobby Daniel Adams on Monday that he was unwilling to go along with the terms of a proposed plea agreement due to the gravity of the charges, his past history and a “substantial” lack of acceptance of responsibility in the case.

Adams could have proceeded with sentencing in the case anyway, but opted to withdraw his Alford plea and stand trial in 1st District Court on a felony charge of injury to a child.

Adams remains in custody while the case is pending. A trial date has not been set yet.

Under the proposed agreement, which former Bonner County Prosecutor Phil Robinson and defense attorney Todd Reed sought to make binding upon the court, Adams would have received a sentence of two to five years with retained jurisdiction.

If jurisdiction is retained, Adams could potentially qualify for release onto probation after serving six months with the Idaho Department of Correction.

“The court would be rejecting the terms of that agreement,” Luster said.

Adams, 25, inflicted a litany of “grievous” injuries while caring for his son on Aug. 17, 2008, according to charging papers. The complaint alleges Adams fractured the boy’s skull, and caused a subdural hematoma and retinal hemorrhaging.

Adams was charged with injuring another of his children several years ago in western Washington, Robinson has said. He pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of third-degree child abuse and his parental rights were terminated in that case.

If convicted of the latest charge, Adams could be imprisoned for up to 10 years.

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Dominik Adams was barely a month old when his father allegedly beat him so badly the baby’s skull was fractured and he suffered other severe injuries.

On Monday, the father, Bobby Daniel Adams, 25, of Ponderay, Idaho, was charged with felony injury to a child. Adams is being held in Bonner County Jail on a $100,000 bond.

Phil Robinson, the Bonner County Prosecuting Attorney, said the alleged abuse occurred on the afternoon of Aug. 17, when Bobby Adams was alone with his son.

“Both the Idaho State Department of Health and Welfare and law enforcement was called on the morning of August 18,” Robinson said. By then, Dominik Adams was at Sacred Hearth Medical Center and Children’s Hospital in Spokane.

Robinson said the baby’s injuries caused him to suffer frequent seizures, and at one point Dominik’s vision was in danger.

“During the transport from Bonner General Hospital here in Sandpoint to Sacred Heart they had a cardiac code and had to stop at Kootenai County Medical Center to stabilize him,” Robinson said.

The baby spent about 10 days at Sacred Heart Medical Center, most of the time in the pediatric intensive care unit, Robinson said.

The mother, Natasha Ward, was not home at the time of the abuse and Robinson said nothing indicates she was involved in beating the child.

“But we don’t know if she can provide a stable and safe home environment,” Robinson added. “We will resist the child going home with mom or dad anytime soon.”

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has placed Dominik Adams in protective foster care.

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Sep 25, 2008 SANDPOINT - A magistrate dismissed on Wednesday the case against a Bonner County man accused of inflicting life-threatening and lasting injuries on his infant, finding that it was just as probable the mother could have harmed the child.

"One of these two (parents) did this, but from the evidence I cannot tell which one," Judge Justin Julian said during Bobby Daniel Adams' preliminary hearing. "The evidence stands in equilibrium, which means that the state has failed to meet its burden of proof as against Mr. Adams."

Julian dismissed the felony charge against Adams without prejudice, which allows the state to re-file it."And we shall," Prosecutor Phil Robinson said immediately after Julian announced his ruling.

Adams, 25, is accused of wreaking a number of grievous injuries on his son on Aug. 17. The injuries, which included a fractured skull and brain damage, were inflicted when Dominik Caden Adams was barely a month old.

The child's mother, Natasha Marie Ward, testified that she left the baby and its father at about noon on Aug. 17 to meet her father at the Blimpie's sub shop in the Ponderay Wal-Mart. She said Dominik was a bit fussier than normal that morning, but otherwise seemed to be OK.

Ward, 20, said she received a distressing call from Adams as she left the store. "He said our son was acting different and unusual, and that I needed to get home as soon as I could," she said.

Ward told the court the child was taken to Immediate Care in Ponderay, but was referred to Bonner General Hospital's emergency room. The child was then bundled into an ambulance bound for Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, but the vehicle was diverted to Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d'Alene after the child began having seizures. From there, Dominik was flown by helicopter to the children's hospital at Sacred Heart, she said.

The infant's pediatric physician, Dr. Joyce Gilbert, testified that Dominik had a fractured skull, bleeding in and around the brain, and retinal hemorrhaging affecting vision. Gilbert, who examined the child before and after the incident, told Julian there are areas of Dominik's brain which were damaged and concluded none of the injuries were accidental or self-inflicted.

"All of the things that I just mentioned are a direct result from the shaken baby incident on Aug. 17 of 2008," said Gilbert, who did not treat the child on the date in question.

Gilbert further testified that she had examined the baby on Aug. 12, partly because of an anonymous complaint from somebody who allegedly witnessed Ward screaming at the child at Wal-Mart and was concerned there was abuse afoot.

Beth Bradbury, a veteran Idaho State Police detective, interrogated Adams at Sacred Heart for about two and a half hours, but he consistently maintained he did not harm Dominik. During the interview, Adams said Dominik was crying and suddenly became unresponsive, according to Bradbury.

Bradbury testified that Adams told her that he took the child to a kitchen sink and sprayed water on him to try and revive him. The child flailed back and hit its head on a cooking pan before becoming unresponsive again, Bradbury said, recalling Adams' statement. Adams did not testify on Wednesday.

His defense counsel, Todd Reed, argued there was no doubt the infant was injured, but emphasized the state put up nothing to show Adams was the source of the injuries. "There's no evidence tying him into this injury under these circumstances," said Reed.

Julian said the evidence presented to him suggested either Adams or Ward caused the injuries. There was undisputed testimony that Adams was alone with the child immediately before the child's injuries were discovered, but Julian took particular note of the Wal-Mart incident.

While it might not be unusual for parents to become cross with a recalcitrant child of an older age, Julian said it's "almost unheard of" for a mother to be screaming at an infant enough to arouse alarm from passersby.

"Looking at this situation I think it's at least as probable that, in fact, Natasha perpetrated the injuries on the child and Mr. Adams simply happened to be the having his custody when the injuries manifested themselves," said Julian.

Ward stifled back sobs upon hearing the court's remark.

After the hearing, Robinson said no criminal charges are being sought against Ward, in keeping with the state's contention that Adams injured the child while it was in his sole custody. Reed declined comment.

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Dominik Caden Adams (one month old)
Natasha Marie Ward, 20, DoB:03/31/1988 ( Bio-Mom )

[Marv]

We get a lot of this shit over here, both parents getting away with battering thier kid because it 'cant be proved which one struck the fatal blow' or caused the injuries.

It REALLY pisses me off.

If it cant be proven who actually did the battering, or who did most of it or who struck the fatal blow (blah blah blah), then for fucks sake CHARGE THEM BOTH!!! Dont let them walk away! The person who stands back and lets it happen is just as fucking guilty as the one who struck the kid!!!!

It sounds HIGHLY likely in this case that they BOTH did some of the battering anyway. He has a prior and she was seen screaming at the baby in Walmart

(who screams at a month old baby, FFS?)

The scary part of this is that they are both so young, only 20 and 25. Plenty of time for them to go out and create more innocents to beat the living shit out of.

These two are perfect candidates for enforced sterilisation.

[Sister Iroz]

SANDPOINT — A Ponderay man convicted of felony child abuse was sentenced Monday to serve up to five years in prison.
Bobby Daniel Adams, 26, pleaded guilty in May to fracturing his month-old son’s skull while the boy was in his care on Aug. 17, 2008.

Prior to the sentencing, local pediatrician Dr. Joyce Gilbert testified the injury caused significant brain damage that would likely affect the child for the rest of his life.

An agreement between the state and the defense called for a sentence of two to seven years in prison with retained jurisdiction, but District Judge John Patrick Luster, who was not bound by the agreement, said retained jurisdiction would diminish the seriousness of the crime.

“What we’re dealing with here are children. That is, young people who have no ability to protect themselves,” he said. “I still do not feel this is an appropriate case for treatment through retained jurisdiction.”

Under retained jurisdiction, Adams could have qualified for release onto probation after serving six months with the Idaho Department of Correction.

Adams’ attorney, Todd Reed, said his client temporarily lost control of himself when the incident occurred and, with treatment, would not be a threat to society.

“Candidly, society does not lose anything by allowing him retained jurisdiction,” he said.

Luster was unmoved and said the magnitude of the crime, combined with Adams’ history of abuse — which includes a felony child abuse conviction in Washington state — necessitated a more serious penalty.

Luster said he was originally inclined to impose an even stiffer penalty, but Adams’ recent contrition made him change his mind.

For his part, Adams said he feels deep remorse about the incident.

“I do take responsibility for my actions and I’m extremely remorseful,” he said.

Only two years of the five-year sentence are fixed, and with credit for nearly a year of time already served in Bonner County Jail, Adams could be eligible for release in just over a year.

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Prior to the sentencing, local pediatrician Dr. Joyce Gilbert testified the injury caused significant brain damage that would likely affect the child for the rest of his life.

Only two years of the five-year sentence are fixed, and with credit for nearly a year of time already served in Bonner County Jail, Adams could be eligible for release in just over a year.

Where is the justice in this??!!!

[nurseronda]

Where is the justice in this??!!!

The justice will come in the form of a defensive Bubba strike. I just wished that the judge would have had this bastard neutered.