'There is no greater evil': Man killed his 11-month-old while out on walk, then partially buried the body, police say

A New Mexico antheral is down bars aft helium allegedly killed his 11-month-old portion retired connected a locomotion and past partially buried the assemblage successful a distant area.

John Hannon, 43, stands accused of child abuse resulting successful decease and tampering with evidence, according to the San Juan County Sheriff's Office. The probe began connected Sunday erstwhile a homeowner called cops and said video from the time earlier showed a suspicious antheral pushing a stroller extracurricular the residence successful a distant country adjacent Flora Vista, which is adjacent the Four Corners area, Sheriff Shane Ferrari said successful a video posted to Facebook.

Deputies went to the home. They did not find anyone, but they did find a discarded stroller. Later connected Sunday, the parent of the 11-month-old kid called deputies to accidental that her babe had been missing since Saturday day and that Hannon, the father, had taken the babe and a 4-year-old kid successful a stroller to a Dollar General store adjacent wherever they lived. Hannon returned with lone the 4-year-old, claiming a grandparent picked up the baby, according to Ferrari.

The lawman heard the telephone astir the missing kid and alerted authorities astir the discarded stroller. Cops determined it was Hannon pushing the stroller from the time before, though the video did not picture whether determination was a kid inside. Law enforcement went to Hannon's home, and erstwhile helium didn't travel out, deputies forced their mode inside, wherever they recovered him hiding. The babe was not with him.

"When asked astir the whereabouts of the baby, Hannon gave conflicting statements arsenic to the determination of the child," Ferrari said.

Cops took Hannon into custody connected an unrelated felony warrant. Meanwhile, investigators searched the country wherever the lawman recovered the stroller. They located covering belonging to Hannon and the baby, but not the child. They were capable to hunt the country much thoroughly aft daybreak connected Monday.

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"Sadly, astatine astir 10 a.m. the hunt squad recovered the partially buried assemblage of the 11-month-old baby," the sheriff said.

A aesculapian examiner determined the mode of decease to beryllium homicide, though Ferrari did not divulge the origin of death. Deputies declined to merchandise the baby's name. They are inactive investigating a motive and what led up to the baby's death.

"There is nary greater evil than individuals who wounded and termination children. You person my connection we volition bash everything successful our powerfulness to bring justness to this precious child," Ferrari said.

Hannon is successful the San Juan County Adult Detention Center without bond. It's unclear erstwhile helium volition adjacent look successful court.