A Michigan dad accused of beating and choking his 9-year-old son for falling asleep on the couch and placing lit cigarettes on his 1-year-old son's back and legs has struck a plea deal with prosecutors.

As Law&Crime previously reported , Cedric Diequell-Stevens Moore, then 38, was accused of child abuse in June. The older boy in the house apparently escaped the home in the 100 block of South Edith Street in Pontiac after Moore left to go to the store, the Oakland County Sheriff's Office said in a press release at the time. The boy ran to another home and the homeowner called police.

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Moore pleaded no contest to child abuse charges on Friday, essentia

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