Child abuse charges were brought up after a Miami police investigation into an alleged incident involving two adolescent boys and a Miami school instructor.
The 42-year-old Miami resident Charles Murnan Preaus is facing two counts of public intoxication and one allegation of child abuse. His bond has been set at $40,500.
The attorney for Preaus, Winston Connor, II, chose not to comment when approached.
The boys’ parents sought a protective order against Preaus after their son suffered many abrasions, including a “black eye,” “busted lip,” and “busted blood vessels in his left eye,” as described in the teen’s medical records.
Based on his social media sites, Preaus appears to be a Spanish teacher, coach, and bus driver. He has worked at Quapaw and Fairland schools before.
After the attack, David Frazier, a spokesperson for Miami Public Schools, stated that Preaus is “an employee of Miami Public Schools.” He refused to comment on whether Frazier was on paid administrative leave, citing concerns about confidentiality.
On September 11, while the lads were walking past Preaus’ house, they all agreed that they had an encounter.
The two youngsters, who were 13 and 14 years old, were walking through Preaus’s property with sticks and “mouthing off,” according to Preaus, who told the police that he was smoking and drinking in his garage at the time. According to the affidavit, the boys said that Preaus exited his residence while hurling obscenities and demanding that they stop bothering his family.
According to the lads, the Miami schoolteacher began following them while they played with some weeds approximately 200 feet away from Preaus’s house.
According to Preaus, he expressed his disapproval of the cops by saying, “acting like that with sticks in their hands.” According to Preaus, the boys jumped him after he followed them to private land.
As far as the lads were concerned, the situation had reversed.
Preaus allegedly let go of one kid, grabbed another, and started choking him, according to the teenagers who alerted the police. According to the affidavit, it was only after the youngster shoved him that Presus ceased.
According to the affidavit, Preaus claimed he got a few hits to the head after grabbing and trying to subdue one juvenile.
Both sides acknowledged that Preaus’ glasses were shattered during the altercation.
The fact that they were children became apparent to Preaus during the altercation, but he allegedly told himself, “If I’m going to be attacked by kids, I’m going to defend myself regardless.” This is according to what Preaus told the investigators.
On November 19, there will be a hearing about the case-related protective orders.
May saw Preaus’s sentencing for driving under the influence of alcohol reduced to one year of deferred sentencing. If he was drunk, he might have broken his probation.