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Florida Man Charged After Dropping Child from Hotel Balcony

Incident followed a day of drinking with child's mother; boy expected to recover fully

  • Brandon Gilmore, 31, met the child's mother at a hotel pool and drank with her before the incident.
  • Gilmore allegedly dangled the 4-year-old boy by his legs from a second-story balcony before dropping him.
  • The child suffered blunt force trauma but has been released from the hospital and is in good health.
  • Surveillance footage and eyewitness accounts corroborate the events leading to Gilmore's arrest.
  • Gilmore faces aggravated child abuse charges and is being held without bail.
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