St. Joseph Post
(AP) - A northwest Missouri man has pleaded not guilty in the death of his 5-month-old son.
Twenty-four year-old Dillon Livingston of Gower is charged with second-degree murder and two counts of child abuse or neglect.
He appeared in court Tuesday.
A probable cause statement says first responders were sent to Livingston's home in February after a call about an unresponsive child. Livingston was taking care of his son at the time. A court document says Livingston claimed the boy was injured when he rolled out of a recliner.
In a phone interview with the children’s division in March, Livingston admitted he handled the baby too forcefully when the child became fussy, according to the probable cause statement.
Livingston's next court appearance was scheduled for Sept. 7.