Florida man accused of child abuse after trying to remove son's cast with saw

A Fort Lauderdale man was arrested over the weekend after he tried to saw a cast off his son's hand with a circular saw and severely cut the teenager, according to a Coral Springs police affidavit released on Monday.

Lawrence Roberts, 33, was arrested Sunday and charged with aggravated child abuse, a first-degree felony, punishable by up to 30 years in prison.