Dad had to stop gaming to take care of his 7-month-old baby, who died of multiple skull fractures: Police

An Illinois antheral was ordered to stay successful jailhouse aft helium was arrested successful transportation with the death of his infant.

Jaden Hearns, 27, was charged with murder, aggravated home battery, and aggravated artillery against a kid aft his 7-month-old baby died connected Sunday. According to tribunal documents obtained by section CBS affiliate WIFR, constabulary responded to a telephone astir an unresponsive baby made from Hearns' location successful Rockford, Illinois, connected Sunday morning. The babe was taken to the infirmary and died the aforesaid day.

Police said Hearns was unsocial with the babe that morning, but his communicative astir what happened kept changing.

According to the tribunal documents, the babe was diagnosed with 2 skull fractures connected antithetic parts of his skull arsenic good arsenic aggregate rib fractures and a breached femur. When constabulary asked Hearns astir what happened erstwhile helium recovered his son, helium initially told them that helium had nary thought what happened to his baby.

Police said that aft further questioning, Hearns told them that helium was playing video games astatine 3:45 a.m. connected Sunday erstwhile helium heard the babe crying. The babe had been dormant earlier that time. Hearns reportedly told constabulary that helium had a atrocious representation and a atrocious consciousness of clip frames.

Local ABC affiliate WTVO reported that Hearns was connected pretrial merchandise successful transportation with a home artillery lawsuit successful which helium allegedly strangled the baby's mother portion she was pregnant. He was ordered successful November 2025 not to person immoderate interaction with her portion helium was retired of custody. According to tribunal documents, the pistillate and Hearns did not unrecorded together, but she often stayed overnight astatine his home. She was not astatine location erstwhile Hearns was watching their son.

According to the tribunal documents, surveillance cameras caught Hearns carrying a firearm astir the house. Police said they recovered a firearm and ammunition connected the property.

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Authorities said the babe died of blunt unit trauma.

During a proceeding connected Tuesday, a justice said Hearns violated his erstwhile merchandise conditions successful transportation with the home artillery lawsuit and ordered him to stay successful the Winnebago County Jail. His adjacent tribunal day is scheduled for May 27.