Seems that the drug dealer daddy had heroin stashed in the couch along with a loaded gun. Real smart with a 4-year old in the house....
Dad is identified as JAVIER MERLE.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/jan/24/us-child-killed/
Pa. dad sentenced for son’s accidental gun death
The Associated Press
Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 | 2:19 p.m.
A Philadelphia drug dealer whose young son fatally shot himself with a gun that had been hidden in a sofa has been sentenced to nine to 18 years in prison.
Twenty-six-year-old Javier Merle apologized to his family and in-laws at his sentencing on Thursday.
Prosecutors say Merle had stashed heroin and a loaded 9mm pistol in the couch at his Kensington home. Four-year-old Javier Merle Jr. found the gun in July 2011 after his father went outside during a dispute with neighbors.
Merle pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and drug charges in August.
Merle's attorney says the boy's death has torn the family apart. But the judge reprimanded relatives for tolerating Merle's drug-dealing
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Dad sentenced to 8 years in prison for shooting of two kids (Burney, California)
INVISIBLE MOTHER ALERT. What happened to the mother of these kids? Notice that we have mention of the "girlfriend" and that the kids that were shot are now in foster care.
So was KEVIN ROBERT VENIA a custodial dad? If so, how did he get custody and who gave it to him?
http://www.redding.com/news/2013/jan/23/burney-father-sentenced-to-prison-for-child/
Burney father sentenced to prison for child endangerment
By Jim Schultz
Posted January 23, 2013 at 5:48 p.m.
A Burney man whose two young children were severely hurt Nov. 12 by an accidental shotgun blast at their home was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison after he pleaded no contest to child endangerment-abuse charges.
Kevin Robert Venia, 29, must serve 50 percent of his prison sentence before being eligible for parole.
Venia, who was scheduled to begin standing trial early next month, faced about 10- to- 11 years in prison had he been convicted of the charges against him, a prosecutor said.
Venia, who also pleaded no contest to a felony count of criminal storage of a firearm, was arrested after his then 5-year-old son accidentally shot his 2-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister with a loaded sawed-off shotgun their father had left within easy reach on a living room ottoman.
But Senior Deputy Public Defender Max Ruffcorn Sr., noting his client was charged with child abuse, stressed Venia never struck or hit his children.
"It's more of a criminal negligence case," he said, adding that Venia has taken responsibility for the accident. "He's as mortified as everyone else."
Sheriff's deputies have said Venia's 2-year-old son's leg was nearly severed by the shotgun blast, and his daughter suffered wounds to her hand, arm and thigh.
Ruffcorn said both children are out of the hospital and continuing to recover from their wounds, adding that doctors were able to save the boy's leg.
All three of the children have been placed in foster care, Ruffcorn said, and Venia will be losing his parental rights.
"That's inevitable," he said.
Shasta County sheriff's deputy Jason Thatcher, who testified last year at Venia's preliminary hearing, said the Burney man was standing outside the home when he heard what he thought was a gunshot.
But, Thatcher said, Venia told him he had "no idea" how the children were injured and denied having a shotgun in the house, even though two family members later contradicted that statement.
Venia's half-brother, Ridge Gigax, has told detectives he saw Venia with the shotgun only minutes before he heard the blast, while Venia's girlfriend, Rose Williams, said the couple had argued about having a shotgun in the house only a few days before the shooting.
So was KEVIN ROBERT VENIA a custodial dad? If so, how did he get custody and who gave it to him?
http://www.redding.com/news/2013/jan/23/burney-father-sentenced-to-prison-for-child/
Burney father sentenced to prison for child endangerment
By Jim Schultz
Posted January 23, 2013 at 5:48 p.m.
A Burney man whose two young children were severely hurt Nov. 12 by an accidental shotgun blast at their home was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison after he pleaded no contest to child endangerment-abuse charges.
Kevin Robert Venia, 29, must serve 50 percent of his prison sentence before being eligible for parole.
Venia, who was scheduled to begin standing trial early next month, faced about 10- to- 11 years in prison had he been convicted of the charges against him, a prosecutor said.
Venia, who also pleaded no contest to a felony count of criminal storage of a firearm, was arrested after his then 5-year-old son accidentally shot his 2-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister with a loaded sawed-off shotgun their father had left within easy reach on a living room ottoman.
But Senior Deputy Public Defender Max Ruffcorn Sr., noting his client was charged with child abuse, stressed Venia never struck or hit his children.
"It's more of a criminal negligence case," he said, adding that Venia has taken responsibility for the accident. "He's as mortified as everyone else."
Sheriff's deputies have said Venia's 2-year-old son's leg was nearly severed by the shotgun blast, and his daughter suffered wounds to her hand, arm and thigh.
Ruffcorn said both children are out of the hospital and continuing to recover from their wounds, adding that doctors were able to save the boy's leg.
All three of the children have been placed in foster care, Ruffcorn said, and Venia will be losing his parental rights.
"That's inevitable," he said.
Shasta County sheriff's deputy Jason Thatcher, who testified last year at Venia's preliminary hearing, said the Burney man was standing outside the home when he heard what he thought was a gunshot.
But, Thatcher said, Venia told him he had "no idea" how the children were injured and denied having a shotgun in the house, even though two family members later contradicted that statement.
Venia's half-brother, Ridge Gigax, has told detectives he saw Venia with the shotgun only minutes before he heard the blast, while Venia's girlfriend, Rose Williams, said the couple had argued about having a shotgun in the house only a few days before the shooting.
Deadbeat dad charged with strangling 12-year-old son to death with electrical cable (United Arab Emirates)
UNNAMED DAD was "unemployed" and a "recovering" drug addict and alcoholic. Seems this overachiever also freaked out and beat his 12-year-old son to death for failing a school exam.
What's not to love here? Loser dad all the way.
Notice that Mom tried to get him to stop, but couldn't. Unfortunately, moms are still held accountable for the father's violence regardless. It's as if they are supposed to have superhuman powers to stop violent, enraged men. We wish....
http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/uae-father-strangled-son-to-death-over-failed-exam-results-police-say
UAE father 'strangled son to death over failed exam results', police say
Nadeem Hanif Jan 24, 2013
ABU DHABI // A father suspected of strangling his 12-year-old son to death with an electrical cable after he failed his school exams has handed himself in to police.
Officers said the man, an unemployed Emirati in his 30s, is a recovering drug addict and alcoholic.
He is accused of beating his son with the cable for 15 minutes, despite the child's mother pleading with him to stop.
"The mother was in a different room when the father was beating his son in the majlis," said Lt Col Jumaa Al Kaabi, of Abu Dhabi CID. "When she saw them she kept begging him to stop but he did not listen."
When the boy lost consciousness his parents took him to hospital, but the father fled when alarmed doctors notified police.
"The father was hiding out somewhere," said Lt Col Al Kaabi. "The grandfather went to police and they told him to bring his son in. He said his son would come by himself – they said if he didn't do so they would bring him in anyway."
The father was arrested after going to the police station of his own accord.
Lt Col Al Kaabi said the father admitted beating the boy during interrogation and had expressed regret for the attack, which took place on January 16.
The boy has three sisters and was the eldest of five brothers.
The case has been referred to the Criminal Court.
What's not to love here? Loser dad all the way.
Notice that Mom tried to get him to stop, but couldn't. Unfortunately, moms are still held accountable for the father's violence regardless. It's as if they are supposed to have superhuman powers to stop violent, enraged men. We wish....
http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/uae-father-strangled-son-to-death-over-failed-exam-results-police-say
UAE father 'strangled son to death over failed exam results', police say
Nadeem Hanif Jan 24, 2013
ABU DHABI // A father suspected of strangling his 12-year-old son to death with an electrical cable after he failed his school exams has handed himself in to police.
Officers said the man, an unemployed Emirati in his 30s, is a recovering drug addict and alcoholic.
He is accused of beating his son with the cable for 15 minutes, despite the child's mother pleading with him to stop.
"The mother was in a different room when the father was beating his son in the majlis," said Lt Col Jumaa Al Kaabi, of Abu Dhabi CID. "When she saw them she kept begging him to stop but he did not listen."
When the boy lost consciousness his parents took him to hospital, but the father fled when alarmed doctors notified police.
"The father was hiding out somewhere," said Lt Col Al Kaabi. "The grandfather went to police and they told him to bring his son in. He said his son would come by himself – they said if he didn't do so they would bring him in anyway."
The father was arrested after going to the police station of his own accord.
Lt Col Al Kaabi said the father admitted beating the boy during interrogation and had expressed regret for the attack, which took place on January 16.
The boy has three sisters and was the eldest of five brothers.
The case has been referred to the Criminal Court.
Dad arrested for leaving 2-year-old in car while he hit the casino (Sacramento, California)
Whoa. Is this a custodial dad? If not, what happened to Mom? Why is the little girl now in the custody of CPS if Mom wasn't off gambling and abandoning a toddler in the car?
Dad is identified as JOSEPH PAIVA.
http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/78842/Father_in_casino_suspected_of_leaving_2yearold_in_car
Father in casino suspected of leaving 2-year-old in car
by Karen Wilkinson, published on January 24, 2013 at 9:15 AM
A man was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment after allegedly leaving his 2-year-old daughter in a car for more than an hour while he was inside a casino really early Wednesday morning.
At 1:41 a.m., on the 6000 block of Stockton Boulevard, police officers were hailed by a security guard who noticed movement in a parked vehicle in the area. Upon investigation, police found a girl, 2, unharmed, who'd apparently been left in the vehicle for more than an hour.
Her father, Joseph Paiva, 25, was found at a nearby business – the Lotus Casino – and arrested on suspicion of felony child endangerment. The girl was placed into the custody of child protective services.
Dad is identified as JOSEPH PAIVA.
http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/78842/Father_in_casino_suspected_of_leaving_2yearold_in_car
Father in casino suspected of leaving 2-year-old in car
by Karen Wilkinson, published on January 24, 2013 at 9:15 AM
A man was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment after allegedly leaving his 2-year-old daughter in a car for more than an hour while he was inside a casino really early Wednesday morning.
At 1:41 a.m., on the 6000 block of Stockton Boulevard, police officers were hailed by a security guard who noticed movement in a parked vehicle in the area. Upon investigation, police found a girl, 2, unharmed, who'd apparently been left in the vehicle for more than an hour.
Her father, Joseph Paiva, 25, was found at a nearby business – the Lotus Casino – and arrested on suspicion of felony child endangerment. The girl was placed into the custody of child protective services.
Dad charged in death of 4-month-old son (Leola, Pennsylvania)
Dad is identified as JESUS MANUEL LASANTA.
http://fox43.com/2013/01/24/leola-father-charged-in-4-month-old-sons-death/#axzz2Ivb7D2NU
Leola father charged in 4-month-old son’s death
57 mins ago
by Trang Do Multi-media Journalist
Investigators collected key pieces of evidence from 462 Brendon Drive in Leola Thursday.
It’s the trailer where East Lampeter Township police said Jesus Manuel Lasanta admitted to yanking his 4-month-old son Nazareth from a bouncy seat, hitting him across the chest and then slamming him onto a mattress on January 13.
The baby died three days later at Hershey Medical Center.
“Extremely sad news for us to be here yet again, on another infant homicide,” said Lancaster County District Attorney Craig Stedman. “It’s becoming all too common.”
This is the fourth case in recent months in Lancaster County of parents or caretakers being charged with severely beating or killing very young children.
“We just hope it stops and again there’s just absolutely no excuse for any of this stuff,” Stedman said. “Obviously being a parent is stressful, but there’s never a reason for this and there’s so many other options.”
Some at the home declined to comment, but neighbors FOX43 spoke to said the whole situation is just very sad.
“It’s frustrating, to hear it,” said one neighbor who declined to be identified. “I mean, it’s a baby, they can’t defend themselves. And it’s, it’s terrible.”
Investigators said Lasanta got into an argument with someone before abusing his son.
“Shaking a baby like that, no, only four months old, he shouldn’t even be a parent,” added the neighbor.
The child’s mother and another person were home when it happened, but they have not been charged.
Lasanta is in the Lancaster County prison on no bond. He is charged with criminal homicide and endangering the welfare of a child.
http://fox43.com/2013/01/24/leola-father-charged-in-4-month-old-sons-death/#axzz2Ivb7D2NU
Leola father charged in 4-month-old son’s death
57 mins ago
by Trang Do Multi-media Journalist
Investigators collected key pieces of evidence from 462 Brendon Drive in Leola Thursday.
It’s the trailer where East Lampeter Township police said Jesus Manuel Lasanta admitted to yanking his 4-month-old son Nazareth from a bouncy seat, hitting him across the chest and then slamming him onto a mattress on January 13.
The baby died three days later at Hershey Medical Center.
“Extremely sad news for us to be here yet again, on another infant homicide,” said Lancaster County District Attorney Craig Stedman. “It’s becoming all too common.”
This is the fourth case in recent months in Lancaster County of parents or caretakers being charged with severely beating or killing very young children.
“We just hope it stops and again there’s just absolutely no excuse for any of this stuff,” Stedman said. “Obviously being a parent is stressful, but there’s never a reason for this and there’s so many other options.”
Some at the home declined to comment, but neighbors FOX43 spoke to said the whole situation is just very sad.
“It’s frustrating, to hear it,” said one neighbor who declined to be identified. “I mean, it’s a baby, they can’t defend themselves. And it’s, it’s terrible.”
Investigators said Lasanta got into an argument with someone before abusing his son.
“Shaking a baby like that, no, only four months old, he shouldn’t even be a parent,” added the neighbor.
The child’s mother and another person were home when it happened, but they have not been charged.
Lasanta is in the Lancaster County prison on no bond. He is charged with criminal homicide and endangering the welfare of a child.
Divorcing dad charged in shooting death of 4-year-old son (Akron, Ohio)
We've posted on this story before. Even then, I thought that something didn't smell right. That this was a mighty peculiar "accident." Turns out that other family members have the same suspicions.
Notice that Daddy was a convicted felon who wasn't supposed to have guns around. And that Mom had urged Dad to get rid of his guns before, as he was apparently very careless with them. And that the parents were divorcing.
Hmm.
Dad is identified as TERRANCE ALLEN.
http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/akron-man-charged-in-fatal-shooting-of-son-4-1.367287
Akron man charged in fatal shooting of son, 4
By Phil Trexler
Beacon Journal staff report
Published: January 24, 2013 - 01:14 PM | Updated: January 24, 2013 - 01:26 PM
Jamarcus Allen was a typical 4-year-old boy. He was a ball of energy, loved superheroes and had a curiosity about guns.
Just last week, his mother said, Jamarcus found his father’s pistol when it was supposed to be hidden in a bathroom of their Akron home. Jamella Allen said she scolded Jamarcus and demanded that her husband get rid of the gun.
On Wednesday morning, it appears that same gun was fired, the bullet piercing the head of Jamarcus. He died at Akron Children’s Hospital.
Jamella Allen, 42, spoke Wednesday afternoon, just hours after learning her son was dead.
She recounted the gun story and how she demanded that her husband take the firearm from the house. Now, she is left mourning and wondering why and how her son died.
“I don’t know. I’m going crazy wondering what happened,” Jamella Allen said.
Police have charged the boy’s father, Terrance Allen, with involuntary manslaughter, felony child endangering, having weapons under disability and tampering with evidence.
Terrance Allen, 49, was driving a Ford Taurus at South Arlington Street and Davies Avenue when he suddenly pulled over. Police said he waved down a Summit County sheriff’s deputy who happened to be driving nearby about 9:30 a.m. A witness said he saw the father on the ground with the boy on his chest.
“The cop approached the vehicle and the guy just laid on the ground and he had a child in his arms,” said Robert Leslie, who noticed the commotion while working at Monro Muffler on South Arlington Street. “He was talking to the guy, I don’t know what he was asking him, and then all of a sudden, the officer finally yanked really hard, grabbed the [boy] and ran to the ambulance and the ambulance just took off like crazy.”
Jamarcus was pronounced dead at 10:30 a.m. at Akron Children’s Hospital.
A bullet hole through the roof of the car was clearly visible. The hole was above the rear passenger seat, where a pool of blood could be seen. It appears the bullet was fired inside the sedan and exited through the roof.
Police Lt. Rick Edwards said investigators recovered a gun inside the man’s sedan.
“It appears the child got ahold of the gun and shot accidentally inside the car,” Edwards said.
Jamella and Terrance Allen were in the midst of a divorce, but still lived together in a McKinley Avenue home with her 18-year-old son, Tyree Ruggs.
Just last week, Terrance Allen filed court papers in Summit County Domestic Relations Court asking for a continuance of his divorce case. He wrote in a motion to the court that he and Jamella were back together and trying to work out their differences. The couple had been together about 11 years.
On Wednesday morning, relatives said Terrance Allen drove the older boy to classes at Garfield High School. Jamarcus went along for the ride. The shooting occurred sometime after they left Garfield High. Jamella Allen said she learned about her husband’s gun last summer. He told her it was a laser gun, not a pistol, and he said he bought it at a gun show.
Nonetheless, she said, she urged him to get the gun out of the house and believed he had.
According to police and court records, Terrance Allen has a prior felony burglary conviction in Cuyahoga County, which bars him from carrying or owning a firearm.
But last week, Jamella Allen said she was upstairs sitting in a bedroom, when her older son came in and said he just took the pistol from Jamarcus’ hand.
The younger boy had apparently found the gun, which was supposed to have been hidden inside a bathroom wall, the family said.
Again, the mother said, she demanded the gun be taken out of the house.
“Jamarcus was a child, he liked guns,” Jamella Allen said. “But he didn’t know it was real.”
Jamella Allen said she is left with questions and only memories of her youngest son. “Jamarcus wouldn’t stop. He was so full of life,” she said. “The only way he would stop was when he would fall asleep. That’s the only thing that would slow him down. I love him to death. He would say, ‘I love you, Mommy’ all the time. He was a fun-loving little boy and now he’s gone.”
Aside from Batman and Spider-Man, Jamarcus loved football. And family members say he was eager to start kindergarten next fall. Most days, they said, he could be found playing with his 2-year-old cousin, Aniyah.
The girl’s mother, Jasmine Palmer, said Jamarcus and her daughter were almost inseparable playmates.
She doubts the boy could have shot himself.
“I just don’t believe that,” she said Wednesday. “My little cousin wouldn’t pick up a gun and shoot himself. He knows better.”
The boy’s grandmother, Shirley Colvin, said Jamarcus was full of life and love. It’s a loss for her family and the Akron community, she said.
“Jamarcus was a beautiful person. He was so sweet,” she said. “I just loved him and he loved everybody.”
Notice that Daddy was a convicted felon who wasn't supposed to have guns around. And that Mom had urged Dad to get rid of his guns before, as he was apparently very careless with them. And that the parents were divorcing.
Hmm.
Dad is identified as TERRANCE ALLEN.
http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/akron-man-charged-in-fatal-shooting-of-son-4-1.367287
Akron man charged in fatal shooting of son, 4
By Phil Trexler
Beacon Journal staff report
Published: January 24, 2013 - 01:14 PM | Updated: January 24, 2013 - 01:26 PM
Jamarcus Allen was a typical 4-year-old boy. He was a ball of energy, loved superheroes and had a curiosity about guns.
Just last week, his mother said, Jamarcus found his father’s pistol when it was supposed to be hidden in a bathroom of their Akron home. Jamella Allen said she scolded Jamarcus and demanded that her husband get rid of the gun.
On Wednesday morning, it appears that same gun was fired, the bullet piercing the head of Jamarcus. He died at Akron Children’s Hospital.
Jamella Allen, 42, spoke Wednesday afternoon, just hours after learning her son was dead.
She recounted the gun story and how she demanded that her husband take the firearm from the house. Now, she is left mourning and wondering why and how her son died.
“I don’t know. I’m going crazy wondering what happened,” Jamella Allen said.
Police have charged the boy’s father, Terrance Allen, with involuntary manslaughter, felony child endangering, having weapons under disability and tampering with evidence.
Terrance Allen, 49, was driving a Ford Taurus at South Arlington Street and Davies Avenue when he suddenly pulled over. Police said he waved down a Summit County sheriff’s deputy who happened to be driving nearby about 9:30 a.m. A witness said he saw the father on the ground with the boy on his chest.
“The cop approached the vehicle and the guy just laid on the ground and he had a child in his arms,” said Robert Leslie, who noticed the commotion while working at Monro Muffler on South Arlington Street. “He was talking to the guy, I don’t know what he was asking him, and then all of a sudden, the officer finally yanked really hard, grabbed the [boy] and ran to the ambulance and the ambulance just took off like crazy.”
Jamarcus was pronounced dead at 10:30 a.m. at Akron Children’s Hospital.
A bullet hole through the roof of the car was clearly visible. The hole was above the rear passenger seat, where a pool of blood could be seen. It appears the bullet was fired inside the sedan and exited through the roof.
Police Lt. Rick Edwards said investigators recovered a gun inside the man’s sedan.
“It appears the child got ahold of the gun and shot accidentally inside the car,” Edwards said.
Jamella and Terrance Allen were in the midst of a divorce, but still lived together in a McKinley Avenue home with her 18-year-old son, Tyree Ruggs.
Just last week, Terrance Allen filed court papers in Summit County Domestic Relations Court asking for a continuance of his divorce case. He wrote in a motion to the court that he and Jamella were back together and trying to work out their differences. The couple had been together about 11 years.
On Wednesday morning, relatives said Terrance Allen drove the older boy to classes at Garfield High School. Jamarcus went along for the ride. The shooting occurred sometime after they left Garfield High. Jamella Allen said she learned about her husband’s gun last summer. He told her it was a laser gun, not a pistol, and he said he bought it at a gun show.
Nonetheless, she said, she urged him to get the gun out of the house and believed he had.
According to police and court records, Terrance Allen has a prior felony burglary conviction in Cuyahoga County, which bars him from carrying or owning a firearm.
But last week, Jamella Allen said she was upstairs sitting in a bedroom, when her older son came in and said he just took the pistol from Jamarcus’ hand.
The younger boy had apparently found the gun, which was supposed to have been hidden inside a bathroom wall, the family said.
Again, the mother said, she demanded the gun be taken out of the house.
“Jamarcus was a child, he liked guns,” Jamella Allen said. “But he didn’t know it was real.”
Jamella Allen said she is left with questions and only memories of her youngest son. “Jamarcus wouldn’t stop. He was so full of life,” she said. “The only way he would stop was when he would fall asleep. That’s the only thing that would slow him down. I love him to death. He would say, ‘I love you, Mommy’ all the time. He was a fun-loving little boy and now he’s gone.”
Aside from Batman and Spider-Man, Jamarcus loved football. And family members say he was eager to start kindergarten next fall. Most days, they said, he could be found playing with his 2-year-old cousin, Aniyah.
The girl’s mother, Jasmine Palmer, said Jamarcus and her daughter were almost inseparable playmates.
She doubts the boy could have shot himself.
“I just don’t believe that,” she said Wednesday. “My little cousin wouldn’t pick up a gun and shoot himself. He knows better.”
The boy’s grandmother, Shirley Colvin, said Jamarcus was full of life and love. It’s a loss for her family and the Akron community, she said.
“Jamarcus was a beautiful person. He was so sweet,” she said. “I just loved him and he loved everybody.”
Dad charged in death of 7-week-old baby, injury of twin (Huntersville, North Carolina)
The "caretaker" dad is identified as CORY ALLEN GEISLER. Not one word about a mother in the home. What happened to Mom? Was she working while this POS was beating up on the babies?
http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/1-infant-dead-1-injured-father-facing-child-abuse-charges-188087981.html
1 infant dead, 1 injured; father facing child abuse charges
by ELIZABETH THOMAS / WCNC.com
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 2:41 PM Updated yesterday at 2:45 PM
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. -- The death of a 7-week-old infant coupled with the injury of the twin sibling the following day led investigators to arrest a Huntersville man on two counts of child abuse.
Huntersville Police responded to the home of 25-year-old Cory Allen Geisler in the 7500 block of Rolling Meadows lane last Thursday in reference to an unresponsive infant.
Officials pronounced the infant dead shortly after arriving at the scene. Through the course of the investigation, authorities determined the 7-week-old infant was the victim of abuse, and the autopsy revealed the child had serious injuries unrelated to the cause of death.
The next day, Friday, January 18, Huntersville Police responded to a pediatrician's office for injuries to the deceased infant's twin sibling. The living injured twin infant was taken to Presbyterian Hemby Children's Emergency Department in Charlotte for treatment for serious injuries. Officials determined that this child, too, was the victim of abuse.
On Sunday, Geisler, the biological father of the twins, was placed under arrest on one count of child abuse inflicting serious bodily injury in relation to the injured living infant.
On Wednesday, officials charged Geisler with an additional count of child abuse inflicting serious bodily injury for the deceased infant.
The investigation continues, and anyone with information is asked to contact Huntersville Police Deputy Chief Michael Kee at (704) 464-5400.
http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/1-infant-dead-1-injured-father-facing-child-abuse-charges-188087981.html
1 infant dead, 1 injured; father facing child abuse charges
by ELIZABETH THOMAS / WCNC.com
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 2:41 PM Updated yesterday at 2:45 PM
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. -- The death of a 7-week-old infant coupled with the injury of the twin sibling the following day led investigators to arrest a Huntersville man on two counts of child abuse.
Huntersville Police responded to the home of 25-year-old Cory Allen Geisler in the 7500 block of Rolling Meadows lane last Thursday in reference to an unresponsive infant.
Officials pronounced the infant dead shortly after arriving at the scene. Through the course of the investigation, authorities determined the 7-week-old infant was the victim of abuse, and the autopsy revealed the child had serious injuries unrelated to the cause of death.
The next day, Friday, January 18, Huntersville Police responded to a pediatrician's office for injuries to the deceased infant's twin sibling. The living injured twin infant was taken to Presbyterian Hemby Children's Emergency Department in Charlotte for treatment for serious injuries. Officials determined that this child, too, was the victim of abuse.
On Sunday, Geisler, the biological father of the twins, was placed under arrest on one count of child abuse inflicting serious bodily injury in relation to the injured living infant.
On Wednesday, officials charged Geisler with an additional count of child abuse inflicting serious bodily injury for the deceased infant.
The investigation continues, and anyone with information is asked to contact Huntersville Police Deputy Chief Michael Kee at (704) 464-5400.
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