OXFORD ⢠A couple has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against an Oxford daycare over the November 2020 death of their 9-week-old daughter.
Joe and Jenna Hastings argue that the shockingly coldhearted acts and omissions of Mother Goose of Oxford directly caused the suffocation death of Brynlee Renae Hastings.
The complaint, filed May 14 in Lafayette County Circuit Court, says the infant was left neglected and untouched for approximately 35 minutes while swaddled, face down on the floor.
The lawsuit names daycare owners Mike and Alicia Valle as defendants, as well as employees Amy Rogers, Renee Hoover and Susan McCollum. Rogers also faces criminal charges in the death. The civil lawsuit does not specify a damage amount, but asks for compensatory and punitive damages to be determined by a jury.
A 43-year-old Tucson, Arizona, woman is facing multiple felony charges after a reported incident on March 4 in Concordia.
A police report says an officer responded to a residence to assist medics with an overdosed patient. Central dispatch advised that the caller stated that the patient had overdosed on heroin.
Melanie Hilbrenner met officers at the front door of the home and officers were taken to a man who was unresponsive. Officers also reported seeing a loaded AR 15 rifle and large knives throughout the home within reach of a 6-year-old child. They also located drug-related items, as well as several items used to consume the drugs.
By Mark Evenstad
May 7, 2021 1:16 PM
A rural Platteville man has pleaded guilty to repeatedly sexually assaulting a child. 34 year old Casey Beyer pleaded guilty in Lafayette County Circuit Court to charges of first-degree child sex assault and repeated sexual assault of the same child, both felonies. As part of a plea deal, a charge of child enticement was dismissed. A report says that the charges stemmed from sexual assaults that occurred from June 2017 until the summer of 2020. The abuse was reported last August. A sentencing hearing has been set for July 16.
A 45-year-old Lexington man is facing a felony charge after an alleged vehicle pursuit in Lafayette County on April 27.
According to a report from a Lexington Police officer, the chase began after he attempted a traffic stop. The driver of the suspect vehicle sped away and traveled at 45 miles per hour on several city streets before he pulled into a gas station. The officer exited his vehicle with his duty-pistol drawn. However, the suspect put the vehicle in drive and sped away again.
The police officer says while he was pursuing the suspect’s vehicle, the suspect discarded several items out of the vehicle. The suspect eventually placed his vehicle in park and complied with the officer’s commands to get on the ground.
A 21-year-old Kansas City resident has been charged with a felony for allegedly burglarizing a residence on April 20, in Lafayette County.
Authorities were dispatched to the home in response to a report of an unknown female sleeping in the resident’s bed. The reporting party did not know the female.
Upon arrival, officers went to each side of the bed and woke the woman, who was identified as Sundus Yusuf. She was confused as to where she was. The owner said the clothing items and a couple of necklaces Yusuf was wearing were hers. The resident later reported food had been eaten and makeup was broken and thrown around on the bathroom floor. Yusuf’s pants and shoes were located in the same bathroom.