The man accused of tossing his 7-year-old son off a sightseeing boat in Newport Beach Harbor pleaded not guilty Monday to child abuse and resisting arrest charges.
Sloan Briles, 35, faces of to six years in prison, if convicted.
Briles was on the "Queen" sightseeing boat Aug. 28 with his girlfriend and two sons when he allegedly started poking the boy and made him cry, Deputy District Attorney Cyril Yu said. Briles allegedly threw his son off the boat after threatening to do so if the child did not stop crying, according to prosecutors.
The boat's first mate moved the craft into position to prevent another vessel from striking the boy, who was treading water, according to prosecutors. The captain threw a floatation device into the water, and the boy was helped out of the water by people in another boat.
Briles also jumped into the water, but Yu said that was to avoid a crowd of upset passengers. The boat's passengers called 911 to report the case.
Briles is accused of resisting arrest when deputies arrived on the "Queen."
His girlfriend defended Briles, saying, "He was just messing around with his kids and thought it would be fun, and thought wrong."
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