Anthony GulledgeA 30-year-old Memphis-area man is in jail after police say he sent a 3-year-old boy to the hospital in critical condition after he whipped the child for eating the last piece of cheesecake.
Anthony Gulledge has been charged with aggravated child abuse and neglect. He was being held at 201 Poplar.
According to police, the incident happened Saturday. The boy was taken to a hospital in Germantown, then transferred to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital. The boy has a severely broken left leg, a dislocated vertebrae and numerous bruises, including on his lungs.
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