Gerald Hall, 36, and his Brother Glen Hall, 46, Charged with Burning Six-Year Old Child with Blowtorch as Punishment

This is by far one of the most disturbing crimes committed against a child that I have heard in recent weeks. Gerald Hall, 36, and his brother Glen Hall, 43, are accused of punishing a six-year old boy by burning him with a blowtorch. The dirtbags are scheduled to be in court May 5. The two men face a preliminary hearing in Judge Joshua Farrell’s 80th District courtroom in Harrison to determine if there is sufficient evidence for the two to stand trial on first-degree child abuse charges. They were charged on Wednesday.

The police said two are accused of burning Gerald Hall’s son’s buttocks on at least one occasion. According to the Morning Sun newspaper, Clare County, Michigan, Prosecutor Michelle Ambrozaitis put the elder Hall on habitual offender notice, meaning he could be sentenced to one and a half times the maximum if convicted.

Glen Hall is on parole after serving time in prison for a drunken driving causing serious injury conviction in 2003 in Isabella County, according to Michigan Department of Corrections records. He also was convicted of possession of a firearm by a felon in Clare County in 2008, according to MDOC records. Both men remain in the Clare County Jail on $150,000 cash bonds, according to court records.

Troopers from the state police post in Mt. Pleasant launched an investigation into the two in October, following a referral from the state Department of Human Services, Sgt. Del Putnam said.

Warrants were issued for the mens’ arrests based on one specific incident but police believe that the blowtorch was the “main act of discipline used” on the boy, who has recovered physically and is currently in protective custody, Putnam said. Source: Morning Sun

These scumbags need to get a dose of the same punishment they meted out to this kid.