A Key Largo man is facing charges after allegedly kicking a 5-year-old boy that he said threw a rock at him.
Marvin Price, 38, was arrested Sunday on a felony charge of aggravated child abuse.
Police say a woman called Monroe County Sheriff's Office Sunday afternoon when she walked outside and saw her son curled up on the ground as a man, yelled and kicked him.
The man, identified by authorities as Price, told the woman that the boy had thrown and hit him in the head with a rock.
Price told authorities he needed an ambulance because the boy had knocked out all his teeth and one of his eyes, but deputies say there were no signs of injury.
The opposite could be said for the boy, who had bruises on his stomach and back, according to police. He was taken to Mariners Hospital for an examination to determine the extent of his injuries