Paris Father Attempts To Poison Baby

Paris police responded to a call in the 1300 block of Pine Bluff St. to assist EMS and learned  that a 4 month old infant’s father had intentionally given the baby gasoline to drink. The suspect,  24-year-old Edgar James Bridgemon fled the scene on foot but an officer captured him  about a block away. He admitted he had given the infant gasoline to drink with the intention of ending the child’s life. Bridgemon was charged with  Attempted Capital Murder. The baby was transported to Paris Regional Health, and later transferred to a hospital  in the metroplex. The case remains under investigation.