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Uncle charged in death of boy in hot tub[/size]
By Marilyn Robinson, Rocky Mountain News
August 31, 2008
The uncle of a 20-month-old boy who died after he was found in a hot tub in his father's backyard has been charged with child abuse resulting in death.
Jarrod Newsome, 28, surrendered to Adams County authorities and was released on $20,000 bail.
His nephew, Kaden Newsome, died Aug. 19, a week after he was found in the hot tub at the Adams County home of the boy's father.
The toddler and his 2-year-old sister had been left with Newsome while their father ran errands, and
the uncle had fallen asleep on a couch, authorities said.
A woman found the boy in the water when she arrived at the home at 8199 Welby Road to pick up her dog, sheriff's officers said.
Authorities believe the 32- inch-tall boy crawled into the 26- inch-high tub and drowned. He may have climbed onto a heating unit on the side of the hot tub to get in, they said.
Newsome also faces a misdemeanor charge of child abuse because the girl was unsupervised. He is to appear in court Sept. 25 on the charges.
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/aug/26/uncle-charged-in-death-of-boy-in-hot-tub/
