RICHARD GILLIS IV - 4 Months - Oakland County/ N of Detroit MI

An Oakland County father was arraigned Sunday on charges he beat his 4-month-old son to death.In
a statement today, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department said
officers Richard Gillis III, 23, was arraigned on charges of felony
murder and first-degree child abuse. He is being held in the Oakland
County Jail without bond.



“Biological father is the key
suspect,” the press released noted. “He has been interviewed and made
several incriminating statements.”Additional details about that statement were not released.Police
allege Gillis beat his son, Richard Gillis IV, who was not breathing
when officers responded to the family home on June 10.A
subsequent medical exam showed the infant suffered “significant abuse,”
including internal cranial bleeds, multiple skull fractures, and
multiple rib fractures.The infant was taken to the
University of Michigan Medical Center where he was placed on life
support, which was removed June 14.A medical examiner later said
the infant died from craniocerebral trauma and ruled his death a homicide.
Gillis III faces a mandatory life-without-parole sentence if convicted as charged.

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