Johnny Lynn Dale Jr charged with first-degree murder in death of 4-month-old

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"Court documents show 21-year-old Johnny Lynn Dale Jr., of rural Sigourney, is charged with child endangerment causing serious injury, then later charged with first-degree murder in the case after four-month-old Kane Bruns died from his injuries Friday morning.

Kane's mother found him unresponsive at his Oskaloosa home, according to court documents. He was taken to the Mahaska County Hospital and airlifted to Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines.

Court documents show Dale, the boyfriend of the child’s mother, had been alone with the child and was the child’s primary caregiver."

Caregiver charged with first-degree murder in death of 4-month-old

 

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Court documents say the child suffered severe brain and spinal cord injuries.

With the enhanced charge of first-degree murder, Dale faces life in prison if convicted. He is currently being held on a $1 million bond at Mahaska County Jail.

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Court records indicate Johnny Lynn Dale, Jr. was caring for four-month-old Kane Bruns of Oskaloosa while the child’s mother was working an overnight shift last weekend. The mother told police her baby was fine when she left for work, but the boy wouldn’t wake up when she got home.

https://www.radioiowa.com/2019/06/21/man-charged-with-murdering-four-month-old-oskaloosa-boy/



According to the criminal complaint, Dale told law enforcement he’d grown frustrated with the boy and bounced him on an air mattress in attempt to get the child to go to sleep.

Doctors say the baby had severe neck and spinal cord injuries.

 

[Sejanus]

Same old story.
Geez.

 

[Brillig]

DotM watching a 4 month old baby that isn't his while mom worked. If these women didn't have revolving door vaginas, perhaps their poor kids would fare better. Can they seriously not even go a few months without dick??

 

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Not Guilty Plea for Man Accused of Killing Girlfriend’s Baby

MAHASKA COUNTY, Iowa — A Sigourney man accused of killing his girlfriend’s four-month-old baby has entered a plea of not guilty. Johnny Dale Jr. has also waived his right to a speedy tr…

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He has entered a not guilty plea.

 

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He's pissed his middle name is Lynn and he looks kinda "special"

 

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He's pissed his middle name is Lynn and he looks kinda "special"

I've pulled shit out of tires before I plugged them that looked better than he does.

--Al

 

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An Oskaloosa man who admitted to "bouncing" his girlfriend's baby on an air mattress before the child's death has been sentenced to up to 30 years in prison.

Johnny Dale Jr., then 21, was originally charged in 2019 with first-degree murder in the 4-month-old child's death. In January he entered an Alford plea to reduced charges of child endangerment resulting in serious injury, willful injury causing serious injury and neglect of a child.

According to court filings, Dale was left to care for his girlfriend's son for about 5 hours on June 15, 2019. When she left, she told officers, the baby was "his normal, happy-go-lucky self," but when she returned the infant had a bruise on his head and wouldn't wake up. Although she wanted to take the baby to get checked out, "the defendant refused and told her to wait until the following morning," the filings say.

In an interview, Dale told police he'd been frustrated with the baby and that he was "bouncing" the baby on an air mattress in an attempt to get the baby to sleep. He acknowledged this probably caused the baby's injuries.

Doctors determined the baby had "severe injuries" to his brain and spinal cord, consistent with child abuse. Doctors reported the child suffered bleeding on his brain when he was brought to the Mahaska Health Partnership emergency room.

The baby died five days later, on June 21, due to his injuries.

At Dale's sentencing Friday, Judge Shawn Showers imposed the term recommended by the plea agreement: 10 years on each charge, to run consecutively. There is no mandatory minimum term he must serve to be eligible for parole.

In court filings before the sentencing, defense attorney Alfredo Parrish argued Dale was "an incredibly hard worker" with strong community support, and that "Mr. Dale’s offense was in part the result of his young age and immaturity."

"Mr. Dale recognizes the harm that has resulted from his decisions and actions," Parrish wrote. "Due to his conduct, a child he loved as his own was lost forever. This is something he must live with for the rest of his life."

In a statement, Parrish said his client "will get through this difficult time" with the support of his family.


"Johnny, in his wildest dreams, never meant to harm the baby and loved him with all his heart," Parrish said.

Oskaloosa man gets 30-year sentence in infant's death

Johnny Dale said he was frustrated and trying to get his girlfriend's 4-month-old son to sleep by bouncing him on an air mattress. The child died.

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[GoneWest]

Fucking Bullshit. If he’s talking responsibility then why’d he take an Alford plea? And does his lawyer really think anyone gives a fuck if his client “gets through this difficult time?”

ps. Mom’s a moron too. Couldn’t wake baby up, but listens to Douche maggot when he tells her not to take him to hospital.