At the time of his arrest, police said Lewis was in possession of methamphetamine. Prosecutors told the judge the five-year-old victim tested positive for amphetamines in his system.
) - A convicted sex offender and Daphne child assault suspect had his first appearance before a judge Monday, June 27, 2022. He’d been on the run until a citizen spotted him the previous Friday and called police. Investigators said he was the prime suspect in the severe beating of a five-year-old child and he is now charged with that crime.
Forty-five-year-old Douglas Lewis is under quarantine at the Baldwin County Jail and was brought into the jail courtroom by himself for a bond hearing Monday. The new charges include aggravated child abuse, chemical endangerment of a child and possession of a controlled substance. There are several additional charges related to his sex offender status.
“He started in California. He has ties to Nevada, Florida…Lauderdale County and really, just fairly recently in the Mobile and Baldwin County areas,” explained Baldwin County Chief Assistant District Attorney, Teresa Heinz. “It’s horrific, especially to see a five-year-old in that condition. It’s not really something anyone can get used to,” said Sgt. Jason Vannoy with Daphne Police.
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