An investigation by Madisonville police has led to the arrest of a man for reckless homicide in connection with the death of a baby earlier this year.
After initially giving conflicting stories, police say 22-year old Brandon Morse of Madisonville eventually admitted to sleeping in the bed with the four-month old baby after taking a sleeping aid and said he woke up at 12:20 p.m. on April 7 with the infant underneath him and not breathing.
The baby was taken by EMS to a local hospital and was pronounced deceased by the coroner.
Morse reportedly said a similar incident had occurred in the past, but that he had been able to get off the child on that occasion before anything bad happened.
The incident happened at a residence in the Elk Creek Trailer Park in Madisonville and police say Morse was the mother’s live-in boyfriend.