Father jailed for slinging 13-year-old by hair

A local father will serve 45 days behind bars for slinging a 13-year-old around a room by her ponytail.

The defendant, Jeffery David Skiles, 38, was ordered to serve 45 days of a one-year sentence on charges of child abuse for the incident which occurred last year. He will be allowed to serve his jail time on 22 weekends in the case which was brokered by a special prosecutor.

According to warrants against Skiles, he pulled a 13-year-old girl across the kitchen floor of his home by the hair of her ponytail and then threatened to kill her during a domestic dispute.

While arrested on those charges, it was not the first child abuse arrest for Skiles as he was hit with child abuse charges back in 2003. In that incident he was charged with child abuse for allegedly whipping two children, ages 5 and 3, with a 2×10 piece of wood, using it as a paddle.

The whipping reportedly left bruises on both children. Those charges were dismissed this past week as part of the plea agreement which will send Skiles to jail for 45 days.