Johnny Salazar High On Bath Salts Burned His 5 Yr. Old Son For Touching His Bible

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CHANDLER, AZ (KPHO) -

A Chandler woman said her son was high on bath salts when he allegedly abused his own son.

Connie Salazar told CBS 5 News that her son, Johnny Salazar, had turned to drugs after a recent break-up with his girlfriend.

On Sunday, Chandler police arrested Johnny Salazar at his home near McQueen and Chandler Boulevard for allegedly burning his 5-year-old son's hand for touching his Bible.

"The drugs just caused him to think that there were demons after him, and they thought his son would take the power out of the Bible by touching it," said Salazar.

Chandler police Sgt. Joe Favazzo said investigators did confiscate something that looks like bath salts inside the house, but they have to test it to be sure what it is.

"That wasn't my son, when he had those drugs in there it was not my son," said Salazar as she broke into tears.

"He would never do that to his children, as Johnny Salazar, he would never do that to his children."

The boy's burns were minor and investigators said he did not require medical attention.

For now, the boy and his 2-year-old brother are staying with their mother in Casa Grande.

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CHANDLER, Ariz. -- Police in Chandler are investigating a bizarre case of child abuse, in which a father says he burned his little boy's hand with a lighter because he believed the child was possessed.

Johnny Salazar, 25, was arrested on Sunday and charged with child abuse. He had been watching his two boys, ages 5 and 2, while their grandparents were at church.

"[Salazar] thought the 5-year-old was maybe...possessed and he didn't want him touching the bible," said Chandler Police Sgt. Joe Favazzo.

Favazzo said that's when Salazar got a lighter and burned the boy's wrist and hand. The boy suffered minor injuries and is expected to fully recover.

When Salazar's parents got home from church they noticed the burns and called police.

"It's a case of child abuse and we don't know if there was some illegal substance in [Salazar's] system that was creating this delusion...or if he actually believe the child was possessed," said Favazzo.

He said officers confiscated a vile of a white, crystallized substance from the Flint Street home, but they are awaiting lab results to determine if it is an illegal drug.

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Can we burn his nose for snorting them in the first place?

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Chandler man sentenced for burning son with lighter
PHOENIX (KPHO) -

A Chandler man who admitted to burning his son with a lighter for touching his Bible was sentenced to 15 years probation.

Judge Karen O'Connor sentenced 42-year-old Johnny Salazar on Tuesday.

As part of his probation terms, Salazar is not allowed contact with children younger than 15 years old unless approved by probation. Salazar also has a deferred jail term of nine months that began May 1.

Salazar's mother, Connie, told CBS 5 News in July that her son was high on bath salts when he burned his own son.

Connie Salazar said her son had turned to drugs after a recent break-up with his girlfriend.

Chandler police arrested Salazar at his home near McQueen and Chandler Boulevard with his son in his truck, and did not resist. He was armed with a 14-inch knife and a handgun and had powdered bath salts, Xanax and Soma pills on him, according to court records.

"The drugs just caused him to think that there were demons after him, and they thought his son would take the power out of the Bible by touching it," said Connie Salazar.

Chandler police Sgt. Joe Favazzo said investigators did confiscate something that looked like bath salts from inside the house.

"That wasn't my son, when he had those drugs in there it was not my son," said Connie Salazar, as she broke into tears.

"He would never do that to his children, as Johnny Salazar, he would never do that to his children," she said.
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