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Soldier Sentenced for Child Abuse | Texas News
A Fort Bliss soldier, Specialist Baltazar Gonzalez, has been sentenced to six years in prison and dishonorable discharge after pleading guilty to horrific charges—including assaulting his three-year-old son, cocaine use, drunk driving, and attacking a police officer. The assault, captured on security footage and witnessed at a February 2025 El Paso party, left the child hospitalized for two days. Gonzalez also violated his confinement orders, leading to his arrest for DUI and subsequent attack on an El Paso officer. Expert testimony underscored the child’s extreme vulnerability, and…
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