Man charged with burning baby in microwave in Galveston:
Yeah, it’s going to be one of those stories.
Tipster Shyloh brings us this story about one 19-year-old Joshua Royce Mauldin. He’s accused of one of the most unspeakable acts I’ve ever written about in my 7 years of crime writing. He allegedly burned his two month old daughter in a Galveston hotel microwave oven.
Mauldin, of Warren, Ark., was staying with his wife and mother at the Quality Inn Hotel on Seawall Boulevard on Wednesday , the night he is accused of placing the child in the microwave oven, Almendarez said.
“They looked like any tourists you would see in Galveston,” she said.
Mauldin told police that he was working at a fast food restaurant in Warren when “he was called to be minister by God” and decided to begin his ministry in Galveston, Almendarez said.
The family had arrived in Galveston Wednesday and were looking for a permanent residence, she said.
Almendarez said medical evidence and a tip from a family member led police to believe that Mauldin placed the child in the microwave oven. She declined to reveal the name of the family member. The child was in the microwave for up to 20 seconds, she said.
You know what? I can’t even comment on this story. I think it regretfully speaks for itself.
