BRIANNA BRIGHT - 5 months -(2009) Seneca SC

A Seneca father has been charged in the death of his 5-month-old daughter.
Matthew
Taylor Hinton, of 116 Northwoods Drive, apartment 129-F, has been
charged with homicide by child abuse, according to a warrant.An
autopsy Thursday showed that Brianna R. Bright, of the same address,
died from a closed head injury as a result of blunt force trauma, said
Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis. She died of non-accidental injuries
and her death is classified a homicide, the coroner said.The
child died Tuesday afternoon in the pediatric intensive care unit at
Greenville Memorial Hospital at 2:20 p.m. Tuesday, Addis said.Emergency
personnel were called when the child was found not breathing and
unresponsive Sunday. She was resuscitated and stabilized at Oconee
Medical Center and transferred to Greenville, according to Addis and
Seneca Police Chief John Covington.The investigation is ongoing, Covington said in a statement Thursday.

A
South Carolina man has been arrested in the death of his 5-month-old daughter earlier this week.
Multiple
media outlets reported that 22-year-old Matthew Taylor Hinton of Seneca
was arrested Thursday afternoon and charged with homicide by child
abuse.
Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis says Brianna R. Bright of Seneca died Tuesday afternoon at a Greenville hospital from a head injury.
Emergency
personnel were called when the girl was found unresponsive Sunday. She
was treated at Oconee Medical Center and transferred to Greenville
Memorial Hospital.
It was unclear if Hinton had a lawyer.
The maximum penalty for homicide by child abuse is life in prison.

Bond hearing set for a Seneca man accused of killing baby
Bond hearing set for a Seneca man accused of killing baby

Matthew Taylor Hinton
By AP
Published: September 04, 2009
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SENECA, S.C. - A South Carolina man charged in the death of his 5-month-old daughter is scheduled to have a bond hearing.

Solicitor Chrissy Adams says 22-year-old Matthew Taylor Hinton of Seneca is appearing before a judge Friday in Walhalla.

Hinton has been in jail since he was arrested last month and charged with homicide by child abuse. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis says Brianna R. Bright of Seneca died at a Greenville hospital from a head injury.

Emergency personnel were called when the girl was found unresponsive.

If convicted, Hinton could face life in prison. It was unclear if he had an attorney.
http://www2.counton2.com/news/2009/sep/04/bond_hearing_set_for_a_seneca_man_accused_of_killi-ar-538530/

Bond cut in half for man charged with baby's death

* By Ray Chandler
* Anderson Independent Mail
* Posted January 19, 2010 at 5:17 p.m., updated January 19, 2010 at 5:17 p.m.
http://www.independentmail.com/news/2010/jan/19/bond-cut-half-man-charged-babys-death/


WALHALLA — The bond for a man accused of killing his five-month-old daughter was cut in half Tuesday, increasing his chances of being free until his trial.

Circuit Judge James Williams reduced to $100,000 the bond for Matthew Taylor Hinton, 23, and left intact the 10 percent surety option by which Hinton could be freed by posting $10,000.

Hinton is accused in the Aug. 18 death of his daughter, Brianna R. Bright, who according to an autopsy died of a closed head injury resulting from blunt force trauma.

According to Seneca police, Hinton called 911 about 10:54 p.m. Aug. 16 and reported finding the child not breathing. Paramedics resuscitated her at the apartment on 116 Northwoods Drive, where Hinton and the child’s mother lived, before taking her to Oconee Medical Center and then on to Greenville.

The baby died two days later.

Judge Williams in September set Hinton’s bond at $200,000.

Chip Price, Hinton’s attorney, repeated arguments from September that his client had not caused intentional harm to his daughter, that he had ties to Oconee and that he could have fled at any time in the three days between his daughter’s death and his arrest.

“The bottom line is he loved his daughter,” Price said.

If released, Hinton would live with his mother in Greenville County, Price said.

Assistant Solicitor Lindsey Simmons said the Solicitor’s Office still considered Hinton a danger to the community and a flight risk.

Simmons said information pertaining to the case had developed that reinforced that opinion, including prior girlfriends of Hinton who spoke of a history of violence.

Hinton’s record includes a 2007 charge of simple assault and battery.

http://publicindex.sccourts.org/oconee/publicindex/PICaseDetails.aspx?County=37+&Casenum=J452575&CourtType=G&CaseType=Criminal&CourtAgency=37001&LastName=Hinton&FirstName=Matthew

2356-Murder / Homicide by child abuse (20Y to Life) -Murder / Homicide by child abuse (20Y to Life)
Hinton, Matthew Taylor 116 Northwoods Dr #129F Seneca SC 29678 White M 10/10/1986 Defendant Active
Richardson, Denise 608 West Main Street Easley SC 29640 M Bond Entity Active
Richardson, Denise 608 West Main Street Easley SC 29640 M Bond Entity Active
Hinton, Matthew Taylor 116 Northwoods Dr #129F Seneca SC 29678 White M 10/10/1986 Defendant Active

am guessing his bond was posted - no trial date set that i can find

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