N.C. man accused of beating stepchildren for not doing their chores 'to his satisfaction'
01/12/2023 1:32 pm PST
ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. (TCD) -- A 35-year-old man was arrested this week after he allegedly beat his stepchildren for not doing their chores as well as he would have liked.
According to a statement, on Jan. 10, deputies from the Alamance County Sheriff's Office Special Victims Unit received a report about suspected child abuse. A 12-year-old and 13-year-old reportedly had bruising on their bodies and other markings that were "consistent with that of a beating."
The children reportedly told officials their stepfather, Jimmy Ray Brafford, "punished them for not performing their chores to his satisfaction."
The Alamance County Sheriff's Office said Brafford fled his residence on Pleasant Grove Union School Road in Burlington, but was later found at his parents' house in Caswell County.
He was booked into the Alamance County Detention Center on two counts of felony child abuse inflicting serious injury and two counts of felony assault by strangulation. The Sheriff's Office added Brafford was served with domestic violence protection orders while in custody.
His bond is set at $100,000 secure.
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