LACLEDE COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) -A Laclede County man has been found guilty of burning a boy and pepper spraying two other kids in 2022.

Investigators say on Aug. 24, 2022, Timothy Easton kicked gas at his 13 year old boy then used a lighter to catch the boy’s shirt on fire.

Investigators say he also pepper sprayed both a 16-year-old and 12-year-old girl.

Investigators received information from the Division of Children’s Services that the boy had been admitted to a St. Louis hospital with burns over 10-19% of his body. According to medical records, the child had suffered second to third-degree burns to his chest and thigh area. The wounds were approximately two weeks old. The investigation found Easton had refused to allow the child’s mother to take the child to the hospital. The Sheriff’s

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