Edgar James Bridgemon, of Paris, Texas, is now charged with attempted capital murder. The baby is recovering at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas.
The 24-year-old is facing an attempted capital murder charge after police say he intentionally fed his 4-month-old daughter gasoline this past Saturday to try to kill her.
Initially, police received a call from the infant’s mother.
“Who presented the child to the officers and said that the child’s father had actually given it gasoline to drink,” said Paris Police Capt. Terry Bull. “The child was breathing. The child was awake and crying.”
Police say Bridgemon is the infant’s biological father but does not live with the child and her mother.
Bridgemon was at the home when police arrived and briefly attempted to run away before giving himself up and admitting to the crime, according to police.
“It was revealed that this man, in fact, fed his infant gasoline with the intent of doing the child harm,” Bull said.
“The reason we were actually able to place him under arrest at the time was his confession.”
