One-Month-Old Infant Hospitalized With Severe Abuse Injuries

We have been conditioned to brush over stories of theft, murder, and assault because we see them occur all too often. However, nothing churns people’s stomachs and rouses anger more than the abuse of a child. Young children are defenseless and vulnerable, and any harm done to them rightfully stirs righteous indignation.

Background

A 43-year-old Moxee father Brandon Leigh Brisco brought his one-month-old daughter to MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital on October 9,2026. The girl had 11 fractured ribs, bruising on her head, and tested positive for cannabis, amphetamine, and methamphetamine.

Staff reported the father was not invested in his daughter’s condition and kept falling asleep and leaving to go to his car. He reportedly reeked of methamphetamine. She was then flown to MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma.

Charges

Early that morning, a social worker who was part of the hospital contacted law enforcement. Brisco was promptly arrested on probable cause for both first-degree assault of a child and child endangerment with a controlled substance.

Shortly after, it was uncovered that Brisco was also wanted for failing to register as a sex offender. His arraignment is scheduled for late October, and he is currently being held on $50,000 bail.

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Most concerningly, the girl had been removed from her mother’s custody just weeks earlier after a visit from Child Protective Services. Her mother had supposedly been asked to leave the home.

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The baby girl has now been placed in a foster home while she recovers from the injuries she sustained from her father.