A Mexico man accused of child abuse had a request for a bond reduction denied yesterday [Tuesday] in an Audrain County Court.
According to court records, Omar Sykes appeared with his counsel in front of Judge Linda Hamlett.
Sykes allegedly excessively spanked his girlfriend, Amparo Sophia Marshall’s 3 children with objects such as a belt and an extension cord, resulting in bruising and scabbing skin.
He is being held on a 75 thousand dollar bond.