Goodman man charged with resisting arrest, endangering the welfare of a child

The McDonald County Prosecuting Attorney's office charged a Goodman man with resisting arrest and endangering the welfare of a child.

The Goodman Police Department responded Thursday to a report that after an argument with his daughter's great-grandmother about his alleged drug abuse, Joshua Gerald Hulsey (DOB 1998), grabbed his daughter "in a manner that could have pulled the child's shoulder out of its socket."

From the probable cause statement:

When I arrived on scene the suspect Mr. Hulsey was attempting to flee the scene in a vehicle as he had the vehicle in reverse and was actively backing up. I gave commands to Mr. Hulsey to stop the vehicle and step out. Mr. Hulsey refused numerous times before complying. Once Mr. Hulsey exited the vehicle, he began advancing towards me.

I gave numerous commands to Mr. Hulsey to turn around and put his hands behind his back. Mr. Hulsey refused and continued to advance towards me. I attempted to deploy my pepper spray which was not successful due to a defective can. 

At that time Mr. Hulsey finally complied with my commands to get on the ground by going to his knees. I gave numerous commands to Mr. Hulsey to place his hands behind his back, which he refused. Mr. Hulsey finally complied. I was able to place a handcuff on his left wrist before Mr. Hulsey began resisting pulling his right hand to the front of his body. I was able to physically force his hand behind his back and get his right arm in the cuff.

Mr. Hulsey then began attempting to get up and push back against me. I placed Mr. Hulsey on the ground on his stomach and held him in that position until my back up from Anderson PD arrived on scene. 

While holding Mr. Hulsey on the ground I had to use my entire body weight to detain him in the position as he continued to fight to get up. 

During the altercation with Mr. Hulsey his daughter (victim) witnessed the whole encounter as she was screaming in the back seat of the vehicle.

Speaking with the RP/Witness she stated that her great granddaughter had hid behind her on the couch after she and Mr. Hulsey had got into verbal altercation over his drug abuse. Mr. Hulsey then grabbed the child by the left arm and jerked her off the couch in a manner described that could have pulled the child's shoulder out of its socket.

{She}  attempted to get Mr. Hulsey to stop while the child was screaming in pain and fear to
which Mr. Hulsey replied that it was his child, and he would do as he pleased.

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