MALLOREE TATUM - 6 months (2010) / Accused: Lonnie Leonard Orlando FL

Man jailed in death of girlfriend's infant daughter

Lonnie Leonard, 22, is facing first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in the death of 6-month-old Malloree Tatum.


May 19, 2011|By Bianca Prieto, Orlando Sentinel

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Orange County Jail, Orange County Jail

An Orange County man is facing a first-degree murder charge in the November death of his girlfriend's 6-month-old daughter. Lonnie Leonard, 22, is also charged with aggravated child abuse in the
death of the infant, Malloree Tatum, who died Nov. 20. He was arrested
Wednesday afternoon by Orange County deputies. Leonard appeared
before a judge Thursday morning who ordered him held without bond. He
spoke little during the short hearing, and said he obtained a lawyer
shortly after the "incident" and didn't want a public defender.
Leonard, who is not the child's father, claimed he was asleep in the
living room and woke up when he heard two thumps, according to court
documents. He found Malloree face down on the floor beside the bed and
assumed she rolled off the edge. However, investigators say
Leonard, the child's mother Tameka Tatum and another family member told
them the girl was behind in her motor skills and had not yet learned how
to roll over or crawl.



Doctors and a medical examiner say it's impossible that the injuries
caused from rolling off of a bed, but more consistent with Shaken Baby
Syndrome, according to an arrest affidavit. A physician at
Florida Hospital South noted Malloree had severe bleeding in her eyes
and said it was "one of the worst cases he has ever seen," the affidavit
states. In late March, a medical examiner determined Malloree died of "blunt head trauma" and ruled her death a homicide. On Monday, homicide investigators filed a detailed 11-page arrest
warrant for Leonard detailing the last days of the child's life, court
records show. The warrant shows Tatum said she left Malloree at
home with Leonard while she went to work at Florida Hospital South on
Nov. 17. About an hour later, Leonard sent her a text message asking her
to come home immediately because of a problem with the baby.
Tatum called Leonard to find out what was wrong with her daughter, but
hung up on him when he became "belligerent" with her. She called 911
while driving home to their apartment on Forest City Road, the affidavit
states. Leonard maintains he was asleep in the living room and
woke up after hearing two thumps. He went into the master bedroom to
check on the child. He claims he found Malloree on the floor beside the
bed. When he picked her up she was like "a rag doll," according to the
affidavit. Instead of calling 911, he sent a text message to
Tatum and then told a neighbor the girl had fallen from the bed, records
show. During interviews with investigators, Tatum repeatedly
said she believed her boyfriend's story about Malloree falling from the
bed. A detective noted he believed Tatum was trying to protect her
boyfriend and was not being forthcoming. Two days after Malloree
was injured, doctors determined she was brain-dead. On Nov. 20 Malloree
was removed from life support and Tatum opted not to be with her
daughter when she died, the affidavit states. Jail records show
Leonard has been arrested in the past on robbery and drug charges.
Leonard will remain at the Orange County Jail.


http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-05-19/news/os-man-arrest-child-murder-20110519_1_infant-daughter-child-abuse-medical-examiner

She didn't want to be with her dying daughter but she wants to be with this POS. He probably doesn't need a PD because she will pay for his attorney.

Another POS mother. Another POS boyfriend.

How very sad.

Suspect Charged In Death Of Girlfriend's Daughter


05-20-2011 03:24 AM EDT



(Orlando, FL) -- The Orange County man accused of first-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend's six-month-old daughter remains behind bars. Lonnie Leonard has been in custody on aggravated child abuse charges since shortly after Malloree Tatum died on November 20th. Now he's accused of murdering the little girl. Doctors testified that the injuries inflicted on the infant were some of the worst they had seen. Leonard maintains he did nothing wrong and says the child was hurt after falling out of bed.



http://ww2.cox.com/myconnection/centralflorida/today/news/local/article.cox?moduleType=localNews&articleId=4158381

These babies and toddlers just keep falling out of bed while the BFs are babysitting. It's an epidemic of falling.

And of course, the mothers keep siding with the baby killers instead of their own dead babies.

09/13/2011

Pre-Trial Conference (8:30 AM) (Judicial Officer Thorpe, Janet C) Trial Period to begin 9/26/11 at 8:30AM

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