Photo Contributed/Courtesy GCSO: Melanie Foote, 42, has been charged with aggravated assault and child abuse.

John Johnson

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Graham County – Melanie Foote, 42, was arrested on Sept. 5 for allegedly beating her son with a metal rod from a broken laundry rack and was held in Graham County adult shelter on charges of aggravated assault and child abuse. I was.

At approximately 3:10 pm, an agent was dispatched to report domestic violence at a home in Bryce, north of Pima, off the N. Dunedain Path. Upon contact with the victim, the lieutenant noticed swelling in his left knee and several scratches on his back and chest.

According to statements by both the victim and the suspect, Foote was angry with her son for not following her instructions, and when he broke the clothes rack, she “lost” it and knocked the victim to the floor. I pushed him down and started hitting him with a metal stick. laundry rack.

Foote also allegedly admitted to following his victim as he fled the house while continuing to beat him. The lieutenant reported that the victim was also hit with a stick and wire hangar, but Foote said she “lost her consciousness” and she does not remember doing it.

The victim fled on foot to a relative’s house, and Foot initially left the scene in a truck, but was contacted after arriving at the relative’s house.

Foote was then taken into custody and transferred to prison, where he was booked on the above charges.