Woodbridge man charged with felony child neglect

A 29-year-old Woodbridge man was arrested on charges of felony child neglect and public intoxication Saturday after police determined he dropped his 4-year-old on the ground while he was intoxicated and then walked away.

Police responded to the Kensington Place apartment complex in the 2200 block of York Drive in Woobridge at 4:51 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, to investigate a suspicious person. When they arrived, they found a man “acting erratically and under the influence of an unknown narcotic,” according to a Prince William County police news release.

When officers attempted to detain the man, he attempted to flee on foot before being detained. During the investigation, officers determined he had been holding his 4-year-old child outside and dropped the child on the ground, causing a minor injury, and then walked away.

A citizen found the child before an acquaintance of the accused responded to pick up the child, the news release said.

Donte Iraj Hawkins, 29, of 14960 Potomac Heights Place, in Woodbridge, was arrested and charged with felony child neglect and intoxication in public in connection with the incident. He was being held without bond Monday, Oct. 29.