The sheriff's office said 27-year-old Jaquon Ladarrion Stewart is now charged with felony murder following the death of the child Wednesday, May 15.
The sheriff's office said that on the day of the incident, medical personnel responded for an unresponsive infant.
The infant was immediately transported to DCH and later Children’s Hospital.
The sheriff's office said examinations revealed internal injuries consistent with abuse. The injuries were life threatening, and the child was placed on life support. Stewart was charged the next day
The sheriff's office said Stewart was the live-in boyfriend of the child’s mother, not the biological father.
Man charged following death of girlfriend's 4-month-old child in Tuscaloosa County
The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided updates on multiple homicide cases Thursday afternoon.
