The Kansas Bureau of Investigation makes an arrest in the December 29th death of a Belleville infant.
Around 11am yesterday, 23-year-old William McLaughlin of Belleville, was arrested on a K-B-I warrant for first-degree murder and felony abuse of a child. The charges are connected to the death of McLaughlin’s three-month-old daughter.
The infant was initially brought to the Republic County hospital in north central Kansas on Christmas Day. The child was then transferred to an Omaha hospital where doctors determined she had no brain activity due to severe injuries. The baby girl later died on December 29.
Following his arrest, McLaughlin was booked into the Jefferson County Jail in Fairbury, Nebraska. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the arrest. The investigation is ongoing.
