20 year old Brandon Scott Hoffman from New Jersey has been arrested in the death of his girlfriend's 18 month old son. Hoffman says to officers that he was performing wrestling moves and he made a mistake doing it, thus killing the child.
Bryson Shoemaker, the child, was playing with Hoffman in bed. Hoffman performed wrestling maneuvers specifically naming "The Rock Bottom" and "The Last Ride." He told police he meant to slam Bryson Shoemaker onto a bed but missed and the child struck his head on the hardwood floor.
"The Last Ride" in which he placed Bryson sitting on his shoulders holding his back to slam him onto the bed. He missed the bed and the boy's head hit the floor causing him to be unresponsive, the affidavit alleges.
The child was rushed to a local hospital without calling 911 but had the girlfriend/mother of the child to drive them instead. Diagnosed with a collapsed lung and possibly broken neck. He passed away later unfortunately.
Hoffman was jailed after bail was set at $150,000. Court officials said he didn't have a lawyer on file. He is charged with involuntary manslaughter, aggravated and simple assault, endangering the welfare of a child and recklessly endangering another person.
"There is no excuse for a 20-year-old man to assault an 18-month old child, no matter what," said the WWE in a written statement. "Using flimsy excuse about emulating a wrestling maneuver does not absolve Brandon Scott Hoffman of this abhorrent crime. The death of Bryson Shoemaker is a tragedy, and WWE offers its condolences to the child's mother, Sierra Shoemaker."
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