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UPDATE: Jan. 25,

Another person was arrested in connection to the case of a shaken 11-week-old baby.

According to a release, the Raleigh County Sheriff's Department also arrested Allyson Faye Herron for Accessory after the Fact, giving False Information to Medical Personnel, and Child Abuse resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.

Michael Burgess is also facing additional charges. He is now charged with Malicious Assault and giving False Information to Medical Personnel.


UPDATE: Jan. 23,

A Beckley man is arrested after allegedly shaking a baby.

Raleigh County Deputies arrested Michael Burgess for child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury. Court documents state over the weekend, Burgess and another family member took the baby to a hospital in Raleigh County - that's when deputies were called.

Lt. McCray with the Raleigh County Sheriff's Department said, "We were dispatched to Raleigh General Hospital concerning a child that had come in and had been having seizures, there was some suspision there that the child had been physically abused, so the hospital called the sheriff's department."

Doctors said the child was suffering from a head injury, broken ribs and a broken leg. The baby was taken to CAMC and placed on a ventilator.

Medical professionals confirmed the child's injuries were caused by trauma. A witness told investigators they saw Burgess violently shake the baby.

Burgess allegedly admitted to slamming the child on the floor because he was aggravated.

The baby has undergone surgery at CAMC and is still in critical condition.
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Dec 26, 2019
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A 24-year-old Beckley man who pled guilty to violently shaking and throwing his 3-month-old son on the ground in January was sentenced to spend four to 20 years in prison and must register on a child abuse registry once he is released, Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Dimlich ruled recently.

The baby suffered a head injury, broken ribs on both sides, and a broken lower left leg on Jan. 19 when Michael Chase Burgess shook the baby violently and threw him on the floor, according to Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney Kristen Keller.

According to Keller, the baby was born in October 2018. He was crying on Jan. 19, and the crying frustrated Burgess. He picked up the little boy, and slammed him on the floor, banging his head, the child’s mother, 23-year-old Allyson Faye Herron, told police.

Herron said she also saw Burgess shake the baby.

The two made a video of the baby after he was on the floor, moments after Burgess threw him, said Keller.

“They videoed the baby on the floor before they ever brought him to the hospital, and videoed the baby laying on the floor, having seizures,” said the prosecutor. “They were making a video on their phone of this little baby lying there having a seizure.”

Burgess said the video was made because he had “had problems” with Child Protectives Services, according to Keller.

CPS had been notified, prior to the attack, that the baby was at risk.

Both Burgess and Herron initially lied to Charleston doctors about how the baby had sustained injuries, potentially slowing health care delivery for the child, said Keller.

Dimlich also ordered Burgess to be intensely supervised for 50 years if he is released on parole and to register on a child abuse offender website.
Keller said she had met the baby, who is recovering but has serious setbacks due to the injuries he had received at age three months.

“He’s a beautiful little boy,” said Keller.

Dimlich’s attorney said the defendant had nothing to say to the court.

March 2, 2020
A Raleigh County woman was sentenced to serve 1-5 years in prison on a child neglect charge

Allyson Herron previously pleaded guilty to Gross Child Neglect Creating Serious Risk of Bodily Injury and Giving False Information to Medical Personnel.

According to prosecutors, after lying to medical personnel, Herron eventually admitted that she observed the child's father, Michael Burgess, violently shaking the child back and forth. To this day, prosecutors said the child
displays serious developmental delays as a result of the trauma.
 
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