Butternut Man Charged with 1st Deg. Homicide for Death of 2 Yr. Old
ASHLAND - On August 26, 2014 the Ashland County Sheriff's Office was notified by law enforcement officials in Price County that a young child was taken to the emergency room at Park Falls Hospital.
The child was brought into the hospital unresponsive.
Medical staff suspected child abuse due to the extent of the injuries and contacted law enforcement.
The incident was investigated by the Ashland County Sheriff's Office, after numerous interviews and several conversations with the attending physicians and the forensic medical examiner, investigators determined probable cause to file a criminal complaint and arrest warrant for 27 year old Duane T. Amos of Butternut, WI for the first degree intentional homicide of his girlfriends' two year old.
Amos was taken into custody on September 19, 2014.
He appeared in Ashland County Circuit Court on Monday.
His bail was set at $200,000 cash and his preliminary hearing was set for October 3, 2014.
The suspect remains in custody at the Ashland County Jail.
This incident is an active an ongoing investigation.