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Ruotolo Pleads Not Guilty in Death of Sheldon Infant
By charguth May 6, 2021 5:09 am
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Sheldon, IA (KICD)– One of three people charged in connection to the death of a infant in Sheldon last summer.
20-year-old Lawrence Ruotolo Jr. was charged in March with two counts of felony child endangerment following a lengthy investigation that authorities say began last July when an infant died at a Sioux Falls hospital days after she was found unresponsive while in the care of Ruotolo.
He pled not guilty on Monday and is scheduled for trial in August.
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The parents of a 5-month-old baby who died last year in northwestern Iowa are among three people now charged in the infant’s death.
Lawrence Ruotolo, 20, and Brittanee Baker, 21, both of Sheldon, have been charged with child endangerment causing bodily injury in the July 31 death of their daughter, the Sioux City Journal reported. Stacie Hurlburt, 49, also of Sheldon, has been charged with a misdemeanor count of accessory after the fact, authorities said.
O’Brien County prosecutors say in court records that Ruotolo was caring for the baby on July 26 when he became angry with the infant’s crying and assaulted her, leading Baker to take the baby to a local emergency room. The baby was treated for abrasions and bruising to her head and ears and released, and hospital staff did not notify police or child services of the injuries.