HALL COUNTY, Ga. — A man was arrested after deputies say he punched and slapped his daughter when she failed to win a wrestling match in Hall County.
Deputies were called to Cherokee Bluff Middle School after 2 p.m. Saturday to investigate a report of a man hitting a child.
Deputies say Steven Mathue Slaton, 38, punched his daughter in the back, slapped her face, and then picked her up by her ears and lifted her over his head.
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The girl did not suffer any injuries.
She is not a student in Hall County, but she and her family traveled to Hall County for her to compete in a private youth wrestling event.
Slaton posted a $11,200 bond on Monday for a charge of felony cruelty to children in the first degree.
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