UPDATE: Man Who Punched Toddler in the Face in Viral Video Has Been Arrested

As previously reported at The Daily Sheeple, video has now gone viral of a man punching a toddler in the face in a Bakersfield convenience store.

In the video, the toddler, probably aged around 3 or 4 years old, is seen running through a grocery store as his father comes running after him.

When the child realizes his dad is chasing him he slows down and puts his hands up as if he knows a violent outburst is coming. A split second later the man takes a swing at the child, hits him in the face, and knocks him to the floor.

The mother then takes the child by the hand, though she seems to ignore the fact that an adult male just smashed her child in the face, and she nonchalantly walks out of the store.

In another clip, the man was also seen grabbing the boy by his leg and lifting him several feet off the floor by his little shirt before yelling in the child’s face.

The man in the video, identified as 23-year-old Justin Whittington and father of the boy, has been arrested as of 2 a.m. Friday morning and is being held on $1 million bail. He is due in court on Monday.