Bexar County detention deputy accused of trying to cut child’s throat

Ronald Bailey, 39, arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon Ronald Bailey, 39, arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon Photo: Courtesy Photo: Courtesy Image 1 of / 92 Caption Close Bexar County detention deputy accused of trying to cut child’s throat 1 / 92 Back to Gallery

A Bexar County Sheriff’s Office detention deputy accused of threatening to cut his child’s throat has been indicted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, .

Ronald Bailey, 39, was indicted by a Bexar County grand jury on Wednesday, according to a news release from the District Attorney’s Office. He turned himself in Thursday, according to a statement from the Sheriff’s Office. Bailey was released from jail after posting bond, according to jail records.

San Antonio police went to a home Sept. 6 in the 7500 block of Sweet Valley on the Southwest Side to speak to a woman who had just picked up her three children from spending the weekend with their father, according to a report.

The woman told police that her children told her that while the father was making lunch, one of the boys was being loud. When he would not settle down, the father placed a large kitchen knife to her son’s neck and threatened the boy, saying if the child didn’t be quiet, “he was going to cut his throat,” the mother said. He then looked at the other children and said, “who’s next,” according to a report.

The boy also apparently told police that he was afraid his father was “going to kill me,” the report stated.

The Sheriff’s Office said Bailey, who has been with the department since March 2001, is on administrative leave pending the results of an internal investigation.

Assault with a deadly weapon is a second-degree felony. If convicted, Bailey faces 2-20 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine, according to a news release from the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Office.

His case has been assigned to the 187th District Court and will be handled by the Public Integrity Unit. He is scheduled to appear in court Aug. 14, the release said.

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