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Onalaska man found guilty, apparently throwing child onto couch

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Child has skull fracture, other injuries.

An Onalaska man convicted of causing a skull fracture and other injuries to his infant son is ordered to serve six years in prison. 

Chad Parker was found guilty of hurting his 3-month-old child last May, either by hitting the baby or throwing him on a couch after drinking. 

Parker had crawled through a window into the home of the child’s mother before the child was abused. 

He’ll be on extended supervision for five years after his prison time. 

Parker is also sentenced to take classes in parenting and anger management, and is not allowed any contact with minors, without permission from the Department of Corrections.

 
 

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

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