Hardin County Woman Arrested After Assaulting 2-Year-Old At Elizabethtown Kroger

A Hardin County woman was arrested for child abuse early Tuesday morning. “Shortly before 1:00 AM on Tuesday morning, we arrested 22 year old Danielle Bryant for Criminal Abuse in the First Degree. This arrest stemmed from an incident where Bryant assaulted her two-year old child while in the Towne Drive Kroger Monday evening. She was lodged in the Hardin County Detention Center,” Elizabethtown Police Spokesperson Chris Denham. Bryant was arrested after witnesses called Police to report the woman had struck her child in the face, yelled at her and grabbed her hair while shopping at the Kroger at Towne Center. Bryant exited the store before Officers arrived and had put the child in her vehicle. Bryant admitted striking the child multiple times while placing the child in the car seat. The child had visible injuries to the face consistent with witness accounts. The child has been placed in the custody of a family member. The investigation is ongoing.