A Greeley, Colo., man who is facing several criminal charges has been charged with the death of an 18-month-old girl after being taken into custody on July 7.
Andy Serrel Carter, who was taken into custody in Weld County, Colo., was charged with child abuse resulting in death, a class 2 felony, following an incident on July 2.
According to an Affidavit provided by the Weld County District Attorney’s Office, Greeley Police Department detectives responded to Children’s Hospital in Aurora, Colo., after an infant child arrived at the facility with a brain bleed. While making their way to the hospital, the detectives learned that Carter had takedn the victim to a medical facility earlier that morning. Staff at the hospital immediately initiated CPR on the hallway floor and transported to the emergency room where life-saving measures were continued.
After multiple efforts, the child was pronounced dead at 2:27 p.m. According to the Affidavit detectives interviewed the mother of the child. The mother said Carter, her boyfriend, told her the child needed to go to the hospital because she was lying face down in vomit after he returned from the restroom. The mother told detectives that Carter said he shook her to get the vomit out of her mouth and took her to the hospital. The mother said it was the first time Carter had been left alone with the child.
According to the Affidavit, an autopsy showed old and new bruising to the child’s face and severe trauma to the brain. They determined the cause of death was blunt force trauma and ruled the death a homicide.
Carter was taken into custody and his bond was set at $1 million on Friday. He is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday morning.
Carter is facing multiple criminal charges in Box Butte County for unrelated incidents. His charges include violation of a protection order, a class 1 misdemeanor, intimidation by phone, a class 3 misdemeanor, and third degree domestic assault, a class 1 misdemeanor.