Coldwater Police vehicle (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A Coldwater man is looking at life behind prison bars after he was charged with two counts of child abuse on Friday in connection with injuries sustained by a one year old child last fall.
Branch County Prosecutor Attorney Zach Stempien has charged 26-year-old Nicholas Platek with First Degree Child Abuse which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. Platek has also been charged with Second Degree Child Abuse which has a maximum prison sentence of 10-years.
Prosecutors have also accused Platek of being an habitual offender which could double his prison time. Platek was convicted in 2017 of third degree child abuse and for being in possession of a controlled substance less than 25 grams