Christopher Jones was charged Oct. 18 with one felony count of child abuse by injury, according to Sequoyah County District Court records.
According to court records, Lisa Pevehouse, an employee with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services Child Welfare Division, reported on Aug. 24 that a child was taken to Sequoyah Memorial Hospital in Sallisaw in reference to the child complaining about her leg hurting. The mother was at work when the child became injured and Jones was the primary caretaker at the time of the injury. Jones allegedly told Pevehouse that they were living in a motel room at the time the child became injured. He allegedly said that the child and his two-year-old daughter were running on the bed in the room when the child fell off the bed onto the floor and hurt her leg.
Pevehouse reported that she spoke with the child on Sept. 9 about what happened, and the child said that "Chris," referring to Jones, hurt her leg. Pevehouse reported that the girl said something about Jones and a chair. When Pevehouse asked her how she got the bruise on her face and a burn on her chest, the girl said something about Jones. Pevehouse asked the girl if anyone hurt her and she allegedly referred to Jones.
Sallisaw Police Detective Sandra Girdner later went to Sparks Regional Medical Center in Fort Smth, Ark., where the girl was in traction with her right leg. Girdner reported that she observed what appeared to be a burned area on the girl's chest area. Girdner reported that when she spoke with the girl she did say Chris, but it was unclear as to what else she said in the sentence. Girdner reportedly spent quite a while in the room with the girl, in which the girl did not speak to her much. Girdner reported that Pevehouse documented all the injuries on the girl, including a bruise on her face and a bruise on her chest, which Chris said he did playing too rough with the girl. There was also two burn markings on the girl, allegedly resembling the shape of the top of a lighter.
