SALT LAKE CITY — Charges of aggravated child abuse, a first degree felony, were filed Tuesday against a Cache County corrections deputy.

According to Logan District Court documents, Hyrum resident Drake A. Balls, age 29, was arrested on Nov. 4. for an incident involving his child on Oct. 5, 2025.

On the same day, Logan police were called to Logan Regional Hospital where a mother had taken her child who reportedly had several bite marks on his body.

The mother told police and the hospital that her ex-husband had caused the injuries to the child. Police reported seeing photos that the mother had taken, and agreed that the injuries “were very red and swollen and were clearly identifiable as teeth impressions” on the child’s back and bicep.

The next day, the child spoke with officials at t

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