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Scott County Man Arrested

An Oneida man has been accused of child abuse after the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and Scott County Sheriff’s Office investigated the hospitalization of a baby boy Sunday. According to a release from the TBI, Ethan R. Jeffers, 21, was arrested Monday night on one count of aggravated child abuse and neglect after investigators determined he allegedly “was responsible for the injuries” of his infant son.Jeffers was booked into the Scott County Jail on a $250,000 bond.

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