$100,000 bond set for Willoughby man accused of killing his 3-week-old son William L. Beasley (Source: Provided to WOIO) By Julia Bingel | May 14, 2021 at 11:39 AM EDT - Updated May 14 at 2:41 PM
LAKE COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A 30-year-old Willoughby dad waived his appearance at his arraignment in Lake County Court of Common Pleas Friday morning.
Court officials then entered not guilty pleas on the behalf of William Beasley for the charges of murder, involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide, felonious assault and endangering children.
If Beasley makes his $100,000 bond, he is not allowed to travel outside of Ohio.
Willoughby police said Beasley killed his three-week-old son Zachary Beasley in May 2020.
Willoughby father charged with murder in death of infant son
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William Beasley, 30, of Willoughby, is facing multiple criminal charges in the death of his infant son. (Willoughby Police Department)
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WILLOUGHBY, Ohio A man is facing multiple criminal charges, including murder and manslaughter, following a yearlong investigation into the death of his 5-week-old child in May 2020.
William Beasley, 30, has been charged by a Lake County grand jury with two counts of murder, three counts of involuntary manslaughter, one count of reckless homicide, two counts of endangering children, and felonious assault.
According to police, EMS workers were called to a residence on the 1300 block of Lost Nation Road at about 1:30 a.m. on May 22, 2020, for an infant boy who was having trouble breathing. The child, Zachary Beasley, first was taken to Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights, then transferred to the pediatric intensive care unit at the C
Matt NahamMay 13th, 2021, 11:55 am
A 30-year-old Ohio man has been arrested and charged with murder almost one year after his 3-week-old son suffered various injuries and died in what a medical examiner ruled was a homicide.
William Leigh Beasley was indicted by a grand jury and now faces several felony charges in the infant’s death, Lake County Jail records viewed by Law&Crime show.
Records say Beasley was booked on Tuesday afternoon and remains in the Lake County Jail on charges of murder, involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide, endangering children, and felonious assault. A court appearance is expected to take place on Friday.
Police: Ohio man charged with murder in death of infant son
May 13, 2021 GMT
WILLOUGHBY, Ohio (AP) A grand jury has indicted an Ohio man on murder and other charges in the death of his 3-week-old son last year, according to police officials.
Police in Willoughby outside Cleveland issued a statement Wednesday that said 30-year-old William Beasley had been arrested and was being held in the Lake County Jail.
It is not clear whether Beasley has an attorney yet who can speak for him.
According to police, firefighters responded to a call about an infant having trouble breathing last May and rushed the child to a nearby hospital. The infant was transferred to a pediatric intensive care unit in Cleveland and died a week later.