Jaime King’s 4-year-old son was involved in an alarming incident Wednesday, according to the Beverly Hills Police Department.
A statement from the precinct issued to USA TODAY Thursday said the actress’ older son, James Knight Newman, was inside a parked vehicle as the suspect, identified as 47-year-old Paul Francis Floyd, climbed on the car and jumped on its rear windshield.
Police said in the statement they “received several calls of a vehicle vandalism in the 400-block of N. Bedford Drive.” Newman was in one of two vehicles vandalized “by kicking and jumping.”
King was not inside the vehicle at the time, but her female friend was with Newman, according to police.
“The four-year old child was secured in a child car seat positioned in the back seat of the vehicle as the suspect jumped on the rear windshield causing glass to shatter and strike the child,” reads the statement. “In an effort to protect the child, the female driver exited the vehicle and confronted the suspect at which time he threw a can at her, striking her arm.”
A rep for King did not immediately return USA TODAY’s request for comment.
The police’s statement also offered insight as to consequences for Floyd, a Los Angeles resident, saying he was arrested for felony child endangerment, misdemeanor battery and two counts of felony vandalism and is being held on $100,000 bail. A court appearance has been scheduled for Friday, April 6.
According to the statement, police are also conducting a secondary criminal investigation as they’ve become aware paparazzi were photographing the incident. They cited California Penal Code Section 11414: “Intentional harassment of a child or ward of another person because of that person’s employment.”
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