FRIENDSWOOD, Texas (KTRK) -- A Friendswood man has been charged for using his own child to shield himself from officers, police said.
Police were at the home of 36-year-old Kyle Matthew Garey on Dec. 9 just before 1 a.m. for a disturbance call in the 1200 block of Twin Oaks Street.
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Police said officers discovered that Garey's wife had been assaulted.
Police said Garey was intoxicated and when they tried to take him into custody, he used his 4-year-old as a barrier between him and officers, hurting the child.
Garey is charged with injury to a child, assault causing bodily injury, family violence and resisting arrest.
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His bond was set at $19,000.
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