Deputies previously arrested Ashton on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter April 19, 2018, after Bradley died at an area hospital earlier that week, the Sheriff's Office said. Ashton, who claimed that the boy had suffered a seizure, was released on bail, authorities said.
"Based on evidence available at that time, no charges were filed by the District Attorney's Office," the news release said.
But that changed after officials completed an autopsy and pathology report and gathered more information during their investigation, the Sheriff's Office said. Authorities reviewed the results in November and issued an arrest warrant for Ashton on Dec. 2, according to the news release.
"The incontrovertible evidence shows that Jesse Ashton murdered his child," District Attorney Walter Wall said in a statement.
Deputies previously arrested Ashton on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter April 19, 2018, after Bradley died at an area hospital earlier that week, the Sheriff's Office said. Ashton, who claimed that the boy had suffered a seizure, was released on bail, authorities said.
"Based on evidence available at that time, no charges were filed by the District Attorney's Office," the news release said.
But that changed after officials completed an autopsy and pathology report and gathered more information during their investigation, the Sheriff's Office said. Authorities reviewed the results in November and issued an arrest warrant for Ashton on Dec. 2, according to the news release.
"The incontrovertible evidence shows that Jesse Ashton murdered his child," District Attorney Walter Wall said in a statement.
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