Authorities have arrested a 26-year-old man has been arrested in the death of a 3-year-old southwest Kansas boy last year.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said that Uraquio “Rocky” Arredondo was arrested for first-degree murder and child abuse in the death of Carlos Valenzuela III.
The arrest follows a yearlong investigation into Valenzuela's death. On Feb. 26, 2019, the KBI says police and EMS responded to the child's home after receiving an emergency call that the boy was unresponsive.
"Valenzuela was first transported to Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital and was then transferred to a Denver hospital for treatment," the KBI says.
The boy died at the Denver hospital on Feb. 27, 2019. The KBI says Arredondo was in a relationship with the child's mother.
Arredondo is being held on $500,000 bond.
Kansas man arrested in death of 3-year-old boy
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said that Uraquio “Rocky” Arredondo was arrested Monday for first-degree murder and child abuse in the death of Carlos Valenzuela III.
