A Clarendon man is in jail this week following the death of his three-week-old daughter.
Christopher Bryon Myers, age 37, was arrested Tuesday, October 23, and charged with first degree felony Injury to Child, according to Donley County Sheriff Butch Blackburn.
Law enforcement and emergency medical personnel responded to Myers’ residence at 718 S. Ellerbe on Friday, October 12, after a 911 call at 5:02 that morning reported a possible dead baby, the sheriff said.
The infant was transported to Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo and placed on life support, and the sheriff’s office, assisted by a Texas Ranger, began investigating.
Aries Renae Myers pronounced dead on Monday, October 15, and an autopsy was performed in Dallas on October 16.
The complaint alleges that the child’s death was due to blunt force trauma, Blackburn said.
The investigation in the case is ongoing, and Blackburn said the felony charge in this case was filed after consultation with 100th Judicial District Attorney Luke Inman.
Myers has a past criminal history on theft related charges. If found guilty, Myers could face five to 99 years in prison.
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