Child Battery Suspect Formally Charged

The Kosciusko County Prosecutor has filed a formal charge against the 21-year-old Connersville man for allegedly beating his girlfriend’s one-year-old son (see earlier story). According to a news release from the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, the prosecutor today filed a charge of battery resulting in serious bodily injury to a person less than 14 years of age by a person at least 18 years of age (IC 35-42-2-1 (4)). The crime is a class B felony, punishable by six to 20 years in prison and/or a fine of not more than 10 thousand dollars. The suspect's bail bond is set at 10-thousand dollars.