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3-Month-Old Baby Hospitalized With Severe Head Trauma; Babysitter Under Investigation | Crime Alert 6AM 02.02.26 · Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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  Speaker 1: Crime Alert I Nancy Gray's breaking crime is now a
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  Speaker 1: California babysitter. Facetime's parents explaining how their three month old
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  Speaker 1: baby boy was hurt and that was an accident. Parents
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  Speaker 1: Chris Mussulman and Tory Nelson say the babysitter, Tanya Hamilton,
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  Speaker 1: says she fell on baby Braxton and woke up and
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  Speaker 1: he was unresponsive, but hospital employees say the injuries are
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  Speaker 1: not consistent with that story, instead are from severe head
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  Speaker 1: trauma from shaking. The baby's injuries so bad his pupil ruptured.
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  Speaker 1: Surgeons had to remove half his skull to relieve the pressure.
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  Speaker 1: Hamilton arrested on felony child abuse related charges. Crime Stories
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  Speaker 1: Nicole Parton.
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  Speaker 2: Explains Nancy, the three month old infant from California, has
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  Speaker 2: suffered a serious brain injury and a ruptured pupil after
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  Speaker 2: being allegedly shaken by his babysitter. This according to the
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  Speaker 2: Madeira County Sheriff's Office. They said they received a call
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  Speaker 2: for a medical assistance regarding an unrespet bonds if baby.
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  Speaker 2: Baby Braxton was quickly transported to a nearby hospital, where
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  Speaker 2: he underwent emergency surgery due to significant head trauma. Following
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  Speaker 2: an extensive investigation, fifty year old Tanya Hamilton, a caregiver
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  Speaker 2: who is not related to the family, was arrested and
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  Speaker 2: charged with felony child abuse. As stated by the Sheriff's office,
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  Speaker 2: the boy's parents endured a six hour wait while their
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  Speaker 2: son was in surgery, and they were devastated by the
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  Speaker 2: news delivered by the medical team. Afterward, they described their
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  Speaker 2: disbelief and heartbreak over what has happened to Braxton. They said,
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  Speaker 2: in part, he is currently missing the entire right side
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  Speaker 2: of his skull. We are uncertain if he will return
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  Speaker 2: home with a skull or without one. Braxton is expected
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  Speaker 2: to face a lifetime of challenges, including potential neurological issues, seizures,
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  Speaker 2: vision impairments, the need for physical therapy, multiple surgeries and
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  Speaker 2: specialized medical equipment, and ongot showing healthcare support. The babysitter
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  Speaker 2: was arrested. She has since posted bond, but will be
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  Speaker 2: back in court to face the charges.
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  Speaker 1: Nicole, thank you. The victim's family has to go fund
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  Speaker 1: me support Braxton's fight for recovery. More crime and justice
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  Speaker 1: news after this.
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  Speaker 2: A ten year old girl is in critical condition following
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  Speaker 2: a shooting that happened during a road rage incident on
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  Speaker 2: her way to school in Texas. The girl, Alica Gates,
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  Speaker 2: was rushed to the hospital with severe injuries after being
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  Speaker 2: shot through the side of her family's car in San Antonio.
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  Speaker 2: The incident began when the suspect, Brian Rcio, allegedly exited
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  Speaker 2: a driveway in a reckless manner, prompting another driver to
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  Speaker 2: honk at him in retaliation, and the man fired his
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  Speaker 2: weapon into the Gates vehicle, striking young Alicia in the
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  Speaker 2: back seat, while two other adults were in the car unharmed.
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  Speaker 2: In the app Jason Gates recounted to a local news
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  Speaker 2: outlet that he and his wife detected the smell of gunpowder.
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  Speaker 2: They turned to check on their daughter, and his wife asked,
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  Speaker 2: did you get shot? The little girl replied no, Jason
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  Speaker 2: said he opened the back door to check on his child.
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  Speaker 2: He discovered she had indeed been shot and was bleeding.
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  Speaker 2: I told my wife just pull over. She kept trying
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  Speaker 2: to drive to the hospital, but they stopped in a
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  Speaker 2: parking lot to call for help. Within moments, their daughter
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  Speaker 2: was rushed to a nearby hospital for medical help. They
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  Speaker 2: spotted the suspects car and quickly documented the license plate
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  Speaker 2: along with the description of the driver. Following the incident,
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  Speaker 2: law enforcement initiated a multi unit response to arrest the shooter.
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  Speaker 2: Police later arrested the man. He was taken to the
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  Speaker 2: Bexar County Adult Detention Center, where he faces three counts
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  Speaker 2: of aggravated assault and one count of endangering a child.
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  Speaker 2: His ex wife and young daughter were in the car
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  Speaker 2: with him at the time of the shooting.
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  Speaker 1: Nicole Anderson, fifty six, lives in Randolph Township, Minnesota, with
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  Speaker 1: her mom. Just before nine a m July sixth, she
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  Speaker 1: tells her mom she's going for a walk to check
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  Speaker 1: the mail and we'll be right back. Half an hour later,
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  Speaker 1: she's still not home. Her mom reports her missing. Dakota
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  Speaker 1: County sheriff searched the neighborhood with drones and dogs, no
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  Speaker 1: sign of Nicole. She left all her belongings and med's
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  Speaker 1: at home. Sheriff's interrogate Matthew Suttles her boyfriend and search
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  Speaker 1: his home, but he is ruled out as a suspect.
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  Speaker 1: Nicole's brother says Nicole recently chased off a man claiming
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  Speaker 1: to be a woodcutter. She says she found him prowling
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  Speaker 1: in her yard, but he has not been identified. Nicole
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  Speaker 1: five ten, one hundred and thirty five pounds, pixie cup
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  Speaker 1: blonde hair, brown eyes, last seen wearing a gray sweater,
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  Speaker 1: camouflaged pants, and house slippers. If you have info on
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  Speaker 1: Nicole Anderson, now missing over five weeks, please call Dakota County,
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  Speaker 1: Minnesota Sheriff's six' five one four three eight eight four seven.
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