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Crestview soldier, fiance arrested after toddler, 2, dies
December 30, 2011 9:44 AM
By Paula Kelley | Crestview News Bulletin
An investigation into the death of a 2-year-old child has resulted in the arrest of a soldier with the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), along with the man's girlfriend.
Thursday afternoon members of the Crestview Police Department arrested the child's father, Grant Sherwin, 27, and his fiance, Nichole Marie Allen, 26, at their Crestview home on Pinellas Drive.
Both Sherwin and Allen have been charged with aggravated child abuse and neglect, police said. Additional charges are possible pending autopsy results, police said.
Sherwin is a supply sergeant with the 7th Special Forces Group.
Emergency crews responded to the couple's home just before 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and found Sherwin's son, Logan, blue and unresponsive and began administering CPR, police said.
The boy was transported to North Okaloosa Medical Center and flown by helicopter from there to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. He died shortly before 2 a.m. Thursday morning, Crestview Police Department Maj. Joseph Floyd said.
Emergency workers told police that when they found Logan, his body temperature was 91 degrees, that he was malnourished and had "numerous" bruises on his body.
Floyd said Sherwin told a responding officer that his son was potty trained, fell and hit his head while using the bathroom by himself. Investigators reported that they found the lid to the bathroom toilet broken in three pieces.
Emergency workers said Logan had a large bruise to his head and a cut to the inside of his lips.
Floyd said Sherwin told officers that his son is developmentally disabled and that falling is a "common issue" for him.
Furthermore, Floyd said, Sherwin told investigators that Allen fed Logan and his twin sister, Olivia, dinner at "approximately 6 p.m" and put them to bed in their rooms.
Sherwin reportedly told investigators Allen checked on both children 15 minutes to 20 minutes after she put them to bed.
Floyd said that Sherwin told police that Allen later turned Logan's light on and observed him in a "ridged, locked up state."
Sherwin told police that Allen brought Logan to the couch and called 911 and was told by the dispatcher how to begin performing CPR.
Olivia was placed protective services custody with the Department of Children and Families, Floyd said.
Crestview soldier, fiance arrested after toddler, 2, dies
December 30, 2011 9:44 AM
By Paula Kelley | Crestview News Bulletin
An investigation into the death of a 2-year-old child has resulted in the arrest of a soldier with the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), along with the man's girlfriend.
Thursday afternoon members of the Crestview Police Department arrested the child's father, Grant Sherwin, 27, and his fiance, Nichole Marie Allen, 26, at their Crestview home on Pinellas Drive.
Both Sherwin and Allen have been charged with aggravated child abuse and neglect, police said. Additional charges are possible pending autopsy results, police said.
Sherwin is a supply sergeant with the 7th Special Forces Group.
Emergency crews responded to the couple's home just before 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and found Sherwin's son, Logan, blue and unresponsive and began administering CPR, police said.
The boy was transported to North Okaloosa Medical Center and flown by helicopter from there to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. He died shortly before 2 a.m. Thursday morning, Crestview Police Department Maj. Joseph Floyd said.
Emergency workers told police that when they found Logan, his body temperature was 91 degrees, that he was malnourished and had "numerous" bruises on his body.
Floyd said Sherwin told a responding officer that his son was potty trained, fell and hit his head while using the bathroom by himself. Investigators reported that they found the lid to the bathroom toilet broken in three pieces.
Emergency workers said Logan had a large bruise to his head and a cut to the inside of his lips.
Floyd said Sherwin told officers that his son is developmentally disabled and that falling is a "common issue" for him.
Furthermore, Floyd said, Sherwin told investigators that Allen fed Logan and his twin sister, Olivia, dinner at "approximately 6 p.m" and put them to bed in their rooms.
Sherwin reportedly told investigators Allen checked on both children 15 minutes to 20 minutes after she put them to bed.
Floyd said that Sherwin told police that Allen later turned Logan's light on and observed him in a "ridged, locked up state."
Sherwin told police that Allen brought Logan to the couch and called 911 and was told by the dispatcher how to begin performing CPR.
Olivia was placed protective services custody with the Department of Children and Families, Floyd said.