'It's gonna happen all night': Dad beat 9-year-old son because he fell asleep on couch, cops say

Cedric Diequell-Stevens Moore

Inset: Cedric Diequell-Stevens Moore (Oakland County Sheriff”s Office). Background: Edith Street in Pontiac, Michigan, where Moore allegedly beat his two sons inside a home (Google Maps).

A father from Michigan is behind bars after he allegedly beat and choked his 9-year-old son for falling asleep on the couch and placed lit cigarettes on his 1-year-old son’s back and legs.

Cedric Diequell-Stevens Moore, 38, stands accused of two counts of child abuse. The investigation began Thursday when the elder boy was able to escape the home in the 100 block of South Edith Street in Pontiac after Moore left to go to the store, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release. The boy ran to another home and the homeowner called cops.

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Deputies discovered the boy had “severe abrasions” to his right eye and around his neck, along with welts on his torso, the press release said. He told them his father had beat him with a belt on his face, back, legs and buttocks, and then hit him with a broom handle before choking him until he lost consciousness, according to deputies. During the alleged assault, Moore allegedly said “It’s gonna happen all night” before leaving for the store.

The 9-year-old also said his father became upset when the younger child began crying because he was hungry. Moore allegedly “threw” the 1-year-old into his crib. Further inspection of the younger boy revealed he had healed cigarette burns on his back and legs.

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Cops arrested Moore at a relative’s home on Thursday night. He allegedly told the relative he was “whooping” his son for stealing. Paramedics took the boy to the hospital for treatment of his injuries and was last listed in stable condition. His mother did not live in the home with Moore, per deputies.

The 1-year-old’s mother is in jail so Child Protective Services took custody of him.

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