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UNCOVERED: Florida man arrested for dropping child off hotel balcony | History Defined

Police respond after three Louisiana police officers were shot in a standoff Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Kenner, La. (Scott Threlkeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Over the weekend, a disturbing incident unfolded at the Sandlewood Resort in Daytona Beach, Florida, resulting in the arrest of a 31-year-old man on charges of aggravated child abuse. The suspect, Brandon Gilmore, allegedly dangled and dropped a child head-first off a second-story hotel balcony.

According to authorities from the Daytona Beach Police Department, the incident occurred on a Saturday afternoon. Gilmore had met a woman at the hotel pool just five hours prior to the shocking event. He was invited to the woman's room, where he asked for permission to take her son outside to play and purportedly 'scare him a little bit.'

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