2 of 3 triplets have signs of abuse, Terrell Nelson a bad daddy

[Valasca]

- A Charlotte father of triplets is being held in jail after police say he abused two of his three-month old baby girls.

The investigation began Friday, when police say the mother found one of the girls unresponsive.

In a search warrant, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said that the injuries to both girls were consistent with "felonious assault" and "non-accidental trauma."

Terrell Lawrence Nelson, 27, was charged early Wednesday with 2 counts of felony child abuse, inflicting serious injury.

A quote from a facebook page under Nelson's name says, "My goal is to be the best father I can possibly be." The page has dozens of photos of the triplets.

The two girls are in a Charlotte hospital. The boy was unharmed.

The incident began on Sept. 16 when the mother, LaShonda Young, reported one of her three infants, Cy'mone Nelson, was unresponsive, the search warrant said.

The girl was taken from her home northwest Charlotte home to Presbyterian Hospital where Cy'mone was diagnosed with "head trauma, facial bruising, petechia in the left eye and subdural hemorrhage," the warrant said.

After this incident, Child Protective Services interviewed the father, Terrell Lawrence Nelson, and checked the other two children, the warrant said.

Another triplet, Caileigh Nelson, also was found to have the same injuries as Cy'mone, the warrant said. The other triplet, a boy, was not injured.

During a police interview the father said that the two girls were sleeping in his bedroom after he returned home from work until Barbara Young, the maternal great-grandmother, "took control" of the infants, the warrant said.

Nelson also told police that the triplets were in his care after Young left the home, the warrant said.

On Sept. 17, Young told police that she saw Terrell Nelson "place tape on the infants' pacifiers in more than one occasion," the warrant said.

During a search of the home, police also took pacifiers and roll of tape on the loveseat.

Parents and caregivers are strictly warned not to tape pacifiers over mouths of babies since it can cause breathing problems if the child's nasal passage is blocked or impaired.

Nelson is being held in the Mecklenburg County Jail on $70,000 bond.

http://www.wbtv.com/story/15505680/2...njuries-police

[thehesbomb]

His FB: https://www.facebook.com/terrell.l.nelson?sk=wall

Kids are beautiful, of course.

[evervigilant]

Loads of comments about praying for his family and him on his facebook, lot of good that'll do.

[Valasca]

So... two years before a family member tard comes here?

[tmdgirl]

Loads of comments about praying for his family and him on his facebook, lot of good that'll do.

They should be praying this assclown goes to prison for a long time, and that his kids heal and never remember what he did to them.

It seems obvious he wanted the boy, but not the girls...otherwise, why not abuse all of them??

I hope Terrell Nelson rots in jail for good...or maybe some Bubba can give him a jailhouse vasectomy. Make sure he can't have any more kids-he doesn't deserve them.

[Heather4877]

"Parents and caregivers are strictly warned not to tape pacifiers over mouths of babies since it can cause breathing problems if the child's nasal passage is blocked or impaired."

Am I the only one that finds this comment odd? I never allowed my kids to have pacifiers so maybe I'm just not in the loop, but who in their right mind tapes pacifiers onto their babies mouths? I understand that they fall out all the time, resulting in a crying baby, but I find it weird that this happens enough that parents and caregivers need to be "strictly warned" about such a practice.

[Tundratot]

I have to agree, Heather. My kids were not pacifier users either. They were on the nipple a lot, which might have something to do with it. But then, maybe not, because my mother was not a nurser and I never had a pacifier either.

Where there's a warning, there's an idiot who caused the warning to be necessary.

[Silvahalo]

The two girls are in a Charlotte hospital. The boy was unharmed.

Of course. Imagine now if they were all girls.

The babies are beautiful.

Gotta wonder how often he was left alone with the babies to care for them and did he know how to care for 3 tiny infant babies. That's a lot of exhausting work for anyone, especially the mother. I used to work with a program called "Cradle Care" years ago, that educated first time parents and any time parents for that matter on baby care. A parent could call for advice or when they were stressing out at any time of the day/night. The program does not exist anymore, longtime gone due to program cuts.
What a shame, should be available in every hospital.
Anyhow, I am by no means condoning this fuckers actions, but I've read enough of these cases to see a pattern. An inexperienced parent with multiple babies is a stressful thing, some can cope while others have no clue.

No doubt the mother is devastated. By the pictures on fb they looked so happy to be having these babies. What a turn of events that went from happy, albeit stressful, to terribly wrong. I sure hope babies Cy'mone and Caileigh Nelson recover.

[HijabiGirl]

I am not sure why they are focusing on taping the pacifier, idiot move by the way, because those injuries are classic shaken baby syndrome. I am not going to jump on the wagon berating the father until they verify the mom wasn't the one hurting these babies.

[princessgrandma]

SOMEONE was hurting the baby. Who had the most opportunity? Who was with them more? Did mom work and dad babysat? We need more info before we can all-out condemn the man. It might very well have been the mom. I had three babies at the same time, not triplets, but ages 2,1, and newborn, and it wasn't easy. Then again, it might have been simply a case of his not wanting the girls and wanting the boy.

All I can say is that, whether he did it or not, he didn't report any injuries himself. If that's the "best father I can be," those babies are lucky to be alive. Heal well, little ones.

[Silvahalo]

SOMEONE was hurting the baby. Who had the most opportunity? Who was with them more? Did mom work and dad babysat? We need more info before we can all-out condemn the man. It might very well have been the mom. I had three babies at the same time, not triplets, but ages 2,1, and newborn, and it wasn't easy. Then again, it might have been simply a case of his not wanting the girls and wanting the boy.

All I can say is that, whether he did it or not, he didn't report any injuries himself.
If that's the "best father I can be," those babies are lucky to be alive. Heal well, little ones.

Well according to the grandmother and the warrant, HE taped the paci's to the babies face, and we know the babies were in his care after the mother left home.

Barbara Young, the maternal great-grandmother, .. Nelson also told police that the triplets were in his care after Young left the home, the warrant said.
On Sept. 17, Young told police that she saw Terrell Nelson "place tape on the infants' pacifiers in more than one occasion," the warrant said.

And that he was charged with 2 counts of felony child abuse, inflicting serious injury, there must be pretty good reason that he was charged. but you know, it could develop into more we've seen that happen. I'm not sure if the mother was working or not and how long the father was in sole care of the babies, but it appears based on the time line the father was the one alone with the babies when they were injured.

SOMEONE was hurting the baby. Who had the most opportunity? Who was with them more? Did mom work and dad babysat? We need more info before we can all-out condemn the man. It might very well have been the mom. I had three babies at the same time, not triplets, but ages 2,1, and newborn, and it wasn't easy. Then again, it might have been simply a case of his not wanting the girls and wanting the boy.

All I can say is that, whether he did it or not, he didn't report any injuries himself. If that's the "best father I can be," those babies are lucky to be alive. Heal well, little ones.

I agree, sounds like shaken baby syndrome but it's hard to know for sure, the doc's would know that better than anyone. I'm thinking he shook and hit, and yeah, all possible babies were injured prior but since we don't have exact timeline, we don't know who had the babies prior, was it grandmother or mom?
it's so sad either way as someone closest to those babies were injured by hands that should only care.

[HeatherHabilatory]

He's a Michael Vick fan, too. If he has pets, they should be taken away. *rolls her eyes*

He goes on and on about forgiving Michael Vick, because you shouldn't judge someone based on their past. I'm sure he doesn't want us to judge him by his past either. Shaking babies and taping their pacifiers to their faces. My husband and I joke about this all the time... but we'd never do it. Christ sakes, some people are stupid.

Fuck this guy AND fuck Michael Vick. I'm glad that motherfucker broke his hand and got a concussion. I hope he never plays football again. "He made a mistake." A mistake is accidentally leaving the burner on, or putting on two different shoes. Dog fighting is NOT a mistake. It happens over a period of time. It is a conscious decision day after day.

Ok, sorry, I'm going off on a tangent here. Back to the topic at hand. (ha. hahahaa)

He acts like the world owes him something. "I got a ticket for some shit cuz I'm a black man!" Noooo... you got a ticket because you drive like an asshole, then more than likely were an impetuous little douche to the cops when he pulled you over. If you get a ticket for little shit, it's usually cuz you were popping off at the mouth. I once got pulled over and got in trouble for driving without a license or insurance, and because I was polite and honest, I got to go home that night as opposed to cooling my heels in jail. It's not that hard to act like an adult! WTF is wrong with people.