Man sentenced to 15 years for extreme child abuse
Trenton Anthony Stainback
District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch announced that a Cherokee County man pleaded guilty to intentional child abuse inflicting serious bodily injury.
Trenton Anthony Stainback, 22, said he “snapped” on March 6, 2023, when the two-year-old child of his then girlfriend kept trying to climb off a bed. He admitted to dropping the child and striking him on the head.
The two year old suffered a skull fracture. There were numerous bruises on his body and on his forehead.
Stainback claimed he could not remember how the child suffered such severe injuries, citing fentanyl use.
Superior Court Judge Tessa Sellers sentenced Stainback to serve a minimum prison sentence of 179 months up to a maximum prison sentence of 227 months.
Assistant District Attorney Kimberly Harris prosecuted the case.
