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Teen taken to hospital after uncle gave him alcohol, deputies say

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Published: November 7, 2009

Tyrone Oliver (2008 photo)

VALRICO - A 14-year-old boy was taken to the hospital with alcohol poisoning Friday night after his uncle gave him grain alcohol, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

Tyrone Hamilton Oliver, 38, of Valrico, was charged with assault and two counts of child abuse, the police report showed.

Oliver gave his nephew grain alcohol and cigarettes, deputies said. Sometime after 11 p.m., the boy's father, who shares the residence, came home with his younger son and discovered the teen was intoxicated, the report said.

Oliver asked the younger boy to hide his brother, who was passed out on the floor, from his father in a bedroom, the report said. When the boy refused, Oliver burned him with a cigarette on the right leg, according to deputies.

When confronted by the boy's father, Oliver charged and tried to fight him, deputies said. The father held down Oliver until sheriff's deputies arrived, the report said. Oliver told deputies he gave the boy alcohol.

Paramedics transported the 14-year-old, who had a blood-alcohol level of 0.267, to Brandon Regional Hospital, the report said. He was treated and discharged from the hospital Saturday.

Oliver was booked into the Orient Road Jail and is being held without bail.

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