Kansas man pleads no contest in young son's death in bathtub

 

September 9, 2018



SALINA, Kan. (AP) — A Salina man whose young son was found dead in a bathtub last year has pleaded no contest in the boy's death.

In a plea agreement filed last week, 44-year-old Michael Ray Hatfield agreed to plead no contest to one count of involuntary manslaughter and one count of aggravated endangering of a child. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 22.

The charges stem from the May 2017 death of Hatfield's 10-month-old son, Waylon Hatfield.

Hatfield was originally charged with first-degree murder, aggravated child endangerment, possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernal...



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