Athens man arrested for reportedly trying to drug toddler

ATHENS – An Athens man was arrested on Monday after he allegedly snorted cocaine and stuck his fingers in a two-year-old’s throat, attempting to get the child to test positive for drugs, according to a report from our news partner KETK.

A Henderson County Sheriff’s Office arrest affidavit tells that on Aug. 5 at a home on Arrowhead Drive, a woman reported to the Athens Police Department that she was sleeping when 26-year-old Kyle Javier Wing broke into the room, stuck his fingers up his nose, and then he “forcefully jammed” them down the throat of the toddler. Around 10:40 a.m. on Aug. 15, the witness explained to investigators that Wing had snorted cocaine and wanted the two-year-old to test positive for drugs because “he was going to call child protective services (CPS) and report her.”

“[The witness] said that [the victim’s] throat was red and irritated, so she took her to the Athens hospital, and she was prescribed antibiotics because her throat was infected,” the affidavit said.

Investigators reviewed body camera footage of an Athens police officer from the day of the incident, which they found consistent with the witness’s statement. They also learned that Wing was on parole at the time of the assault for previous convictions.

Wing was arrested on Monday for injury to a child and is being held at the Henderson County Jail on a $500,000 bond.