BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (AP) - A 29-year-old Michigan man has pleaded not guilty to charges that accuse him of killing his 8-month-old son.
The Battle Creek Enquirer reported over the weekend that Kyle Kregling remains jailed on charges of open murder and first-degree abuse in the death of the boy, Chris Kregling.
At a Friday arraignment, a Calhoun County judge refused defense lawyer Daniel Lehman’s request to free Kregling on bond so he could receive mental-health treatment.
Kregling told police he was changing the diaper on his daughter at his Battle Creek home when his son toppled from a from a bed. The boy’s mother, Kregling’s fiance, was away at the time.
Kregling called 911 Monday morning. The boy died at hospital Wednesday.
Investigators said they didn’t believe Kregling’s account and a Thursday autopsy also raised doubts the death was accidental.
Open murder offers the possibility of a jury conviction on felony murder or first-degree murder. A conviction on either charge carries a maximum life prison sentence.
Kregling’s next hearing is set for Nov. 23.
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