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‘Absolutely not’: Gainesville father denies shaking infant son as jury begins deliberating in child abuse trial
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Julian Chase Jalbert demonstrates how he was feeding his son the morning of January the 11th as he is on the witness stand in his trial Thursday, July 23, 2026. Jalbert is facing multiple charges of child cruelty. - photo by Ashtin Barker
Jurors began deliberating around 1 p.m. Friday, July 24, in the child abuse trial of a Gainesville father who took the stand and denied violently shaking his 8-week-old son, saying he only “jostled” the infant after the boy appeared to choke and went limp.