A Laurel County man faces wanton endangerment and child abuse charges for allegedly hurting a boy and not getting him medical help right away.
Brian Kinney spoke with LEX 18 from behind bars and said he never meant to hurt the child. Police say that because of Kinney’s actions, a 10-year-old child was badly burned and needed skin graphs.
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Kinney said he takes responsibility for what happened but insists it was an accident.
According to an arrest citation, Kinney forced the boy to stand next to him while he lit a spark plug covered in gasoline on fire. The boy’s clothing caught fire resulting in second-degree burns on his thigh.
Police say Kinney didn’t get the boy medical help right away. Kinney says he was trying to teach the boy how to use a lawnmower.
“I was trying to fix the way my dad and grandfather taught me. I kept telling him to stand back, kept telling him to get back. My little girl was out there too and she didn’t get burned because she stayed where I told her to,” Kinney explained.
Police say Kinney also had meth on his person when he was taken into custody.
