HUDSON, Fla. – Authorities say a Florida man shot a young boy with an airsoft gun as punishment.
Mark Cox, 36, was arrested Sunday on a charge of child abuse.
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The Pasco County Sheriff's Office said a witness told deputies that Cox purposely shot the 4-year-old child with plastic pellets because the boy wouldn't sit down after his mother told him to do so.
The Sheriff's Office said the pellets left marks on the boy's neck, but the injuries weren't considered serious.
Deputies said Cox admitted to pulling the trigger, but he thought the gun was broken.
Cox was being held on $5,000 bail. Jail records didn't list an attorney.