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Man Plays 'Grand Theft Auto' for Two Hours While Stepson Cries Because of Broken Leg

A Chicago man was ordered to be held on $1,000 bail after allegedly playing "Grand Theft Auto V" for more than two hours while his two-year-old stepson cried in his playpen with a broken leg, the Chicago Tribune reports:

Luis Matienzo, 19, of the 1800 block of West Ohio Street, is charged with misdemeanor child endangerment in connection to the March 13 incident, which took place at his residence, according to court records.

The boy suffered a right femur fracture, according to court records, but it was not clear what caused the injury.

Matienzo played "Grand Theft Auto V" for two-and-a-half hours that day "while knowing that the (child) was injured with a leg injury, later found to be a broken right leg," court records state. Matienzo told police he was aware the child’s leg was injured, but that he left the boy in his playpen crying while he played the game, according to records.

He eventually stopped playing when it was time to pick up his wife, court records state, at which point he sought medical attention for the child’s injury.

Matienzo bores no known relation to meth cook Trevor Philips, but he did pick up a two-star wanted level for the incident.