TACOMA, WA – Today Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist charged Marcellus Noelval White, 37, with Assault of a Child in the Second Degree for abusing his four-year-old daughter.
On March 31, 2013, the defendant, angered at the victim's refusal to eat her dinner, struck her with his belt multiple times. He then put her into a cold bath for approximately 30 to 45 minutes. The next morning, the victim and her mother went to the Bonney Lake Police Department. The victim winced whenever she moved her left arm, which was marked with welts. She was transported to Mary Bridge Children's Hospital.
The defendant followed the victim and her mother to the Bonney Lake Police Department. When questioned about the incident, he admitted he assaulted his daughter and said he put her in the cold bath to make the injuries less visible. The defendant was arrested and booked into the Pierce County Jail.
The defendant was arraigned today. Bail was set at $150,000. Charges are only allegations and a person is presumed innocent unless he or she is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
For more information, please contact Kelly Kelstrup at (253) 798-7792, [email protected]