(Alexandria Bay, NY – June 3, 2013) On Friday, May 31 State Police in Alexandria Bay arrested 26-year-old Willie D. Smith III of 22625 Plaza Dr. Watertown for one count each of second-degree Assault and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. 
An investigation was started with a Child Protective Services hotline referral of an injured 2 month old male infant. The infant was taken to Samaritan Medical Center (SMC) where he was diagnosed with two fractured arms, two fractured legs, fractured ribs and several fractures of the skull. The injuries were determined to be in various stages of healing and that some could be life threatening. The infant was transferred from SMC to Upstate Medical Center that evening. The investigation revealed that on one evening in the month of May the infant’s father, W. D. Smith III, punched the infant in the head with a closed fist.
Smith was arraigned in the Town of Theresa court and was remanded to the Jefferson County Public Safety Building on $10,000 cash or $20,000 bond.