Floyd County Father Eugene Ashley Fined $300 For Tattooing 2-Year-Old

FLOYD COUNTY, Ga. -- A father who tattooed his 2-year-old son was sentenced to one year probation and ordered to pay a $300 fine on Monday.

Police arrested Eugene Ashley and charged him with tattooing someone under the age of 18 in May of 2009. On Monday, he pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge.

The tattoo was discovered by workers from the Department of Family and Children Services after someone complained about conditions at the Ashley home.

Ashley said he was drunk and didn’t remember tattooing the letters ”DB, for Daddy’s Boy, on his son’s shoulder blade.

In addition to probation, Judge Tami Colston told Ashley he could have no contact with his son.

Floyd County District Attoey Lee Patterson told GA Daily News the mother of the child was the only witness and was not cooperative. The woman was supposed to testify but could not be found, making it very difficult to prosecute the case, Patterson said.

The child was taken into custody by DFCS and is now in the care of a relative.

Ashley's son told his uncle the tattoo hurt 'a little bit.' (myfoxarizona.com)