A Miami man was arrested Tuesday, charged with a serious allegation of child abuse after allegedly attacking his girlfriend's son for watching "PAW Patrol," a children's television show, which he claimed was "for girls." The incident occurred back in December 2022 in Liberty City, a neighborhood known for its vivid tableau of life's extremes – prosperity and poverty, hope and despair.
According to Local 10 News, 36-year-old Keyyun Bryant was taken into custody after a witness reported he had aggressively seized the child by the arm. In an alarming account, it was stated that Bryant grasped the child “super hard” before issuing the assertion that the show was not meant for him. The boy later described to the University of Miami Child Protection Team how Bryant had "scratched" him, “wrapped both his hands around his neck and told him he was going to take him to jail.”
An additional report from Opiatuntia explains how Bryant apparently interrupted the viewing of "PAW Patrol," a movement that culminated in the boy being grabbed and hit in the back of the head, as relayed by a witness. This confrontation took place because the victim was in the "girls room," according to police.
Bryant was found and arrested by detectives from the Miami Police Department's Felony Apprehension Team in the area of Northwest 13th Avenue and 60th Street. While in custody, he denied the accusations suggesting maltreatment of the child, insisting the boy's biological father had a history of leveling false allegations against him. Despite his claims, Bryant remains held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center; his bond status was marked as "to be set," pendulous over the head of a magistrate's decision.
