FINDLAY (AP) — A northwest Ohio man has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges in the death of his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son.
Twenty-eight-year-old Brent Houdeshell entered the plea Wednesday in a Findlay courtroom.
His public defender declined to comment Thursday.
The Courier newspaper reports (http://bit.ly/1Ujk4ed) an autopsy showed the toddler, Breydon Farrell, died of a brain injury caused by blunt force trauma. He also had a broken leg and bruises on his face, arms, legs, back and feet.
Rescue crews found Breydon unresponsive at a Findlay apartment March 31. Police were told Breydon fell out of his crib.
Houdeshell also faces child endangering and records-tampering charges. He was being held in lieu of $500,000 bail.
He was on medical furlough from a one-year jail sentence for drunken driving when Breydon died.
