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Man who allegedly used leaf blower on baby because it was 'funny' charged in boy's murder
WKRC • • nation
Key Points:
- James Westervelt, 38, a Florida man previously charged with child abuse, has now been indicted for the murder of his 6-month-old son.
- The infant was found unresponsive in August 2024 and later died from blunt force trauma, consistent with shaken baby syndrome.
- Westervelt was already in custody for allegedly abusing the child at 2 months old, including an incident involving a leaf blower captured on video.
- The murder charge against Westervelt was upgraded from second-degree without premeditation to first-degree with premeditation.
- Westervelt is scheduled to appear in court again in September.
