Charges were read against 22-year-old Derrick Johnson Jr. in probable cause court overnight.
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He's charged with abandoning/endangering a child with intent to return.
Johnson did not appear when his charges were read for medical reasons.
According to court documents, Johnson left the infant with the stranger at a bar on Alabonson Drive on Wednesday.
Officials released a mugshot for Johnson from 2020.
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He is also charged with two counts of aggravated assault of a family member and assault of a family member with a previous conviction.
Johnson allegedly threatened his mother and the mother of his child with a gun.
In addition to the latest charges, officials said he was already on probation for a violent offense involving the same complainant.
A judge set his bond at $140,000 total -- $40,000 for both aggravated assault charges and $30,000 each for abandoning/endangering and assault of a family member with a previous conviction.