State Police in Westmoreland County have filed charges against a man in the death of an 11-month-old child.
Derrick Anthony Bass, 29, who goes by the nickname Hector has been captured.
Bass is charged with homicide, abuse of a corpse, theft, receiving stolen property and tampering with evidence.
The baby was found inside the Laurel Hill housing complex on Gurley Drive late Saturday night. Police say the infant was unresponsive and cold to the touch.
According to state police, Bass had only been in a relationship with the little girl’s mother for a short time. He was watching the baby, named Niomie Miller, and two of his own children at the home while the girl’s mother was at work.
When he didn’t show up to get her from work, the woman found a ride home. But when she got inside, no one was there and some of her electronics were missing.
State police say he called her at one point to say he had been stopped by law enforcement in Washington County, but investigators determined that was a lie.
The girl’s mother called police again after midnight to say she found the girl covered in blankets in her playpen. The Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office was then also called to the scene, pronouncing her dead.
Police say they were able to recover the egg's stolen electronics.
Man Facing Homicide Charges In Baby's Death Apprehended
State Police in Westmoreland County have filed charges against a man in the death of an 11-month-old child in East Huntingdon Township.
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