An Elko man is in jail on a half a million dollar bond for repeatedly and savagely beating a five year old girl.
Danny E. Miller Jr., 47, of Elko, was arrested Friday night for severely beating a 5-year-old girl.
According to under Sheriff Claire Morris Deputies were called to Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital, where the victim was being treated.
The girl had serious injuries from a beating and was flown to Salt Lake City in critical condition Morris said.
According to Morris both doctors and detectives believe that this was not the first beating the child endured.
“I don’t know what a 5-year-old could do to deserve that,” Morris said when describing the injuries. “ Some of them appear to be partly healed.
The girl is still in critical condition.
After Miller was arrested and booked into the Elko County Jail he was put under a Mental Health Hold.
“The detectives thought he (Miller) was exhibiting signs of depression,” Morris explained.
