NEWPORT-A Newport mother and purported boyfriend from Dandridge were arrested Tuesday, Feb. 2, and charged with a Class A felony - the most serious felony charge possible - for alleged physical abuse of the mother's one-year-old child.

Naomi N. Roe, 24, of 315 Dyke St. Apt. D, in Newport, and Brandon Haney, 31, of 129 Oregon Way, in Dandridge, were arrested and both charged with the so-called "Haley's Law" of aggravated child abuse and aggravated child neglect or endangerment.

Their bonds were both set at $50,000. They remained in custody as of this morning, according to Det. Jason Ramsey.

Roe said she was at her home on Jan. 13 when Haney allegedly injured Roe's one-year-old child, Isiah, by "jerking him up by the right arm, causing three fractures," according to a Newport Police Department report.

Ramsey, who served the arrest warrants on Roe and Haney, said Haney was Roe's boyfriend.

Ramsey stated in a report that Roe gave the police department a statement where she said she believes the injuries to her son were caused by Haney because of the way Isiah cries when Haney gets around the child.

Roe also said she took Isiah to the Morristown Hamblen Hospital emergency room in a failed attempted to keep the Department of Child Services from finding out about the child's injuries.

Ramsey wrote that Roe admitted she has seen the signs of injuries in the past month inflicted on Isiah, but not provided protection for her child.

The detective also wrote that Roe said she did not report the injuries because "she didn't want to get Brandon (Haney) in trouble."

Haney also allegedly gave Ramsey a statement saying that on Jan. 13, he was at Roe's Dyke Street home.

Haney said he was sitting on the couch in the living room and Isiah was on the floor. According to Haney in his statement, Isiah was near an electrical socket and was sticking an object near it when Haney got up and grabbed the child by the right arm and jerked him up. In his statement, Haney said he heard the child's arm pop. He said Isiah was then taken to the Morristown Hamblen Hospital on Jan. 14 where medical personnel found the child had three fractures to the right arm.

Isiah was then transported to Children's Hospital in Knoxville, according to Ramsey's report, where it was determined the child had a fracture to the left index finger and the right radius and ulna, left tibia, and fibula that were healing.

Fractures were allegedly of varying ages from the past two to three weeks.

Haney allegedly stated he fell on Isiah about two weeks ago and landed on his leg, but did not seek medical attention.

Isiah was also found to have a skull fracture that medical staff allegedly determined was very recent.