"Infant Jane" STILLWELL - 4 months - Delavan (SW of Milwaukee) WI

Delavan WI ---- A Delavan man accused of
causing bruises to his 4-month-old baby’s face could go to prison for
six years on a felony charge of physical abuse of a child.

Jeremiah J. Stillwell, 22, of 511 Autumn Drive, No. 202, is scheduled
to next appear in Walworth County Court on May 10. The court has
entered a not guilty plea for Stillwell.



According to the criminal complaint:

The baby’s mother told investigators March 19 she had gone to get
food from a restaurant. When she returned, Stillwell asked her to look
at the infant’s face.

The two thought the child might have been having an allergic
reaction. They took the baby to the emergency room at Aurora Lakeland
Medical Center in Elkhorn.

The hospital made a report of child abuse to the Delavan Police
Department and Walworth County Department of Human Services.

Investigators saw several bruises on the baby’s face.

The mother denied hurting her child.

Stillwell initially denied knowing how the infant got hurt. He then
admitted that he caused the bruises because he got frustrated when the
baby was crying.

Stillwell admitted he took his hand and covered and squeezed the
child’s face while she was in her crib. He said he wanted to stop her
from crying.

Stillwell was arrested and ordered held in the Walworth County Jail
on $20,000 cash bond.