Man Arrested for Tattooing 1-Year-Old Baby
Â A tattoo artist is behind bars this afternoon after allegedly tattooing a one year old baby at his shop in Autumnville. The artist, Charles Dennett, 24, who goes by the nickname âRed,â has been making a career out of tattooing since the age of 18.According to reports, a couple brought in their baby to the Inks & StuffÂ tattoo studio last Saturday afternoon, andÂ asked Dennett to adorn their child with a Japanese Kanji. Dennett claims that although he did perform the tattoo, it is the parents who are to blame, not him.âI get paid to tattoo people and I donât discriminate with race, religion, or age,â said Dennett. âThey were cash customers, and they came in prepared, knowing all about tattoos and what they wanted for their baby. In this state, if you are underage and your parents come in with you and agree that it is okay, then itâs not illegal. Â I donât see the problem here. The parents literally begged me to do the tattoo and I feel that they are to blame for this, not me. I was just doing my job, man.âThe tattoo that the parents picked out was a Kanji that in English meant ârespect.â They had Dennett tattoo their baby on his arm. His parents, who happen to be covered in tattoos, did admit that their son may have been too young to get âinkedâ, as they called it, but wantedÂ their son to live by the meaning of the tattoo, and never forget to treat others well.âRespect, in the form of a kanji, is the perfect thing to get as a first tattoo. We were debating, honestly, between the kanji, a bar code, or a tribal band around his little arm, but we figured the kanji would mean the most in his future,â said Kelly Randall, the mother of the baby.Dennett is currently being held in the county jail, unable to pay his $5,000 bail.Â He is facing charges of assault and endangering the welfare of a child.âI still donât see the big deal. If he doesnât like it down the road, itâs not like he canât get the thing covered. I mean hell, itâs really tiny. Iâll tell you, the kid is going to be all about tattoos later in life. He sat like a fââ champ, too,â said Dennett.The Randalls, Kelly and Jordan, say that they donât know why it is such a big deal.âWeâve got two other kids, a 9-year-old and a 13-year-old. They both love getting tattoos!â said Jordan. âYou know what they say, once you get one, youâll never be done.âÂ