Duluth Man Charged With Second-Degree Murder in Death of 3-Year-Old
December 18, 2020
DULUTH, Minn.-A 30-year-old Duluth man was charged today with second-degree murder in the death of his then fiance’s three-year-old son, marking the first homicide in Duluth in 2020.
Jordan William Carter was taken into custody Thursday for an incident that occurred Sept. 4.
According to the criminal complaint, the medical examiner’s office has ruled the death of Cameron Gordon, who was 3.5 years-old at the time, a homicide by blunt force trauma to the head and neck.
On Sep. 4, at 5:35 p.m., Heather Bouchard, the mother of the child, called 911 crying that her son was unresponsive and possibly not breathing.
Duluth man arrested in connection to 3-year-old s death
Formal charges against the man are pending.
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A 30-year-old Duluth man has been arrested in connection to the death of a 3-year-old child.
In a news release, the Duluth Police Department says they took the 30-year-old man into custody on Thursday, Dec. 17. He is awaiting formal charges by the St. Louis County Attorney s Office.
The arrest came a few days after the Hennepin County Medical Examiner s Office ruled the child s death a homicide.
According to the release, Duluth police officers responded to a report of an unresponsive child on the 4700 block of East Colorado Street at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 4.
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Jordan William Carter of Duluth has been charged with second-degree murder after his fiance s 3-year-old son died in September.
Although Carter offered other explanations for the boy s condition, doctors who examined the child at Essentia and Children s Hospital were concerned that his injuries were more consistent with child abuse.
Health professionals noted bruising on the left side of the 3-year-old s face, ear and hip, along with circular bruising to his left forearm concerning for a grip mark, and several bruises on his back and shins.
The boy was also suffering from a traumatic brain injury. There was hemorrhaging in his brain and retinas and internal abdominal injuries.
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BROWN COUNTY An Evan couple originally facing three felonies and five gross misdemeanor charges in a child restraint case received a stay of adjudication in Brown County District Court recently after pleading guilty to one gross misdemeanor count of contributing to need for child protection or services.
Daniel Fromm and Jessica Fromm, 523 Park Ave., Evan, were sentenced Oct. 19 and Nov. 30, respectively, to one year of supervised probation, with conditions. They may work off up to half of the fines by performing Sentence to Service.
Daniel Fromm was fined $900; Jessica Fromm $700.
The other charges that were dismissed include two counts of felony child neglect, felony child endangerment; plus gross misdemeanor child neglect, malicious punishment of a child and false imprisonment-unreasonable restraint of children.