KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An 18-month-old boy underwent emergency surgery after he was stabbed during a police chase, Jackson County prosecutors said Tuesday.
The boy remains hospitalized in intensive care, KCTV-TV reported.
Blue Springs police say a chase began early Monday after a car driven by Tabatha Ong, of Kansas City, was involved in a crash and she drove off.
Anthony Beighley-Beck, 24, a passenger in the car, allegedly stabbed his son during the chase, prosecutors said. He later told detectives he was afraid the boy would be left with relatives who would abuse him, according to court records released Tuesday.
Beighley-Beck was charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action, and is being held in the Jackson County Detention Center without bond.
Ong is charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Prosecutors sought a bond of $50,000 for her.