Pennsylvania father accused of taping pacifier into infant’s mouth

A Pennsylvania father was hit with child endangerment charges last week after he allegedly taped a pacifier into his infant’s mouth in a reportedly drunken stupor.

Jordan Hirst, 22, was allegedly drinking on the night of April 25 when he called family and friends in a panic because he couldn’t find his 18-month-old son, according to WPXI-TV.

Friends found the child on the floor of his nursery with a bloody nose.

They later discovered Hirst’s 2-month-old daughter with the pacifier taped into her mouth, according to court documents.

The dad — who had previously been honored for his work as an EMT — made several frenzied calls to friends around 8 p.m. that night asking for help to find his young son, according to the local station.

When five friends arrived at Hirst’s South Greensburg home they found the 18-month-old laying on the floor next to his crib with dried blood in and around his nose, police said.

Two of the friends brought the child to his grandmother’s house, while the other three stayed behind and made the shocking discovery of finding his younger sister’s mouth taped shut with the pacifier in it, the station reported.

All five friends — and even Hirst himself — told police that he was drunk that night.

The father said he was so intoxicated that he doesn’t remember what happened for eight hours from 7 p.m. that night to 4 a.m. the next day, according to WPXI.

Neighbors told the local station they were shocked to learn of the allegations against the young father, who was honored two years ago for helping to save a woman’s life while on duty as an EMT for the Irwin Volunteer Fire Department.

The woman went into cardiac arrest before Hirst and two co-workers, who were also honored, were able to revive her, TribLIVE reported at the time.

Hirst was charged with two felony counts of child endangerment and one misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment.

He was released after making a $25,000 bond and will return to court on June 9, according to WPXI.