Crime

Ohio man charged over Facebook photo with BB gun and 1-year-old daughter

By Crimesider Staff

January 29, 2013 / 2:51 PM EST / CBS News

Domonic Gaines KPHO, via Hamilton County, Ohio Sheriff's Office

(CBS/AP) CINCINNATI - A southwest Ohio man is charged with child endangerment after he was accused of posting a photo on Facebook showing him with a child and a BB gun.

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WLWT-TV in Cincinnati reports Colerain Township police arrested Domonic Gaines, 22, on Sunday in the Cincinnati suburb after the photo was posted Saturday.

Police said the weapon was a BB gun, and its location posed a risk of harm to the child.

Gaines' attorney said Monday the photo was a misunderstanding and the child wasn't in danger. He said his client was holding his 1-year-old daughter and playing with the gun with his nephews when a relative photographed them while he happened to be holding the gun.