Portales man gets max sentence for child abuse

Staff report

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A Portales man was sentenced to the maximum punishment on charges of abuse of a child Tuesday.

Cody Schattschneider, 31, was sentenced to 18 years by District Judge Stephen Quinn. Schattschneider was convicted during a January trial at the Roosevelt County Courthouse.

According to a release from the district attorney’s office:

• In December 2012, a 4-month-old under Schattschneider’s care suffered a broken arm, fractured skull, bleeding and brain swelling.

• Schattschneider declined to speak at the hearing.

• Brian Stover prosecuted the case, while Schattschneider’s case was handled by Chris Christensen of the public defender’s office.

Attempts to contact Christensen were unsuccessful.