An 8 month old foster baby has suffered major brain trauma in Uintah County and the foster father has admitted to causing the injuries. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, Uintah County deputies responded to a call on December 14th of a cardiac arrest of an 8-month old infant. The infant was transported to Ashley Regional Medical Center where the ER physician informed law enforcement of neurological indications of abuse. Foster parent, 37-year-old Skyler Cox, was questioned and he “admitted to Detectives that [the baby] cries a lot and this causes him to get frustrated with him at times. [Cox] admitted that after he had taken [the baby] out of the bath he had shaken and then tossed the baby on the bed due to being frustrated about him crying…[Cox] was unsure how [the baby] had landed on the bed or if the baby had bounced at all and was not sure if [the baby] had hit his head on the wall. [Cox] stated that after he had ‘tossed’ [the baby] on the bed, he then immediately left the room and only returned when he could no longer hear the baby making any noise which caused him to become concerned.” In a later interview, Cox stated that he realized he was the one that caused the baby’s medical incident which a CT scan indicated evidence of major brain trauma. Cox was arrested for the offense of Aggravated Child Abuse. Police requested he be held on a no bail warrant as there are other children in his home.
