Corrections officer booked for child abuse
January 4, 2013 - 1:32 pm
A Clark County jail sergeant was booked Thursday on a child abuse charge.
Laurence C. Watterson, 40, hired by the Metropolitan Police Department in 1998, was given a walk-through booking at the Henderson jail on charges of felony child abuse or neglect.
Las Vegas police said Henderson police were handling the case. Watterson has been suspended without pay.
Henderson police did not comment Friday.
Contact reporter Mike Blasky at mblasky@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0283.