IL - Ocean Wayne Hutchings 3 Months Parents Charged with his Murder

[LaborDayRN]

Illinois Parents, Both 21, Charged with Murder of Their 3-Month-Old Son

Illinois State Police (ISP) issued a statement on Wednesday which said Pinckneyville residents Logan Hutchings, 21, and Sophia Kelly, 21, have both been arrested and charged with first-degree murder of their infant child.

people.com

The parents of an infant boy have been charged with his murder after the 3-month-old died in a St. Louis, Missouri hospital from multiple severe injuries.

Illinois State Police (ISP) issued a statement Wednesday which said Logan Hutchings, 21, and Sophia Kelly, 21, have both been arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The three-month-old was admitted to a children's hospital in St. Louis with a skull fracture and multiple rib fractures, according to a statement from ISP. Medical staff at the hospital pronounced the baby boy deceased as a result of these injuries on June 14. He was in the care of Hutchings and Kelly in Pinckneyville prior to being admitted to the hospital, a police statement said.

 

[tlcya]

Both Hutchings and Kelly are in the Washington County Jail on a $1,000,000 bond with 10% to apply.
Illinois parents face murder charges in death of their baby

On June 15, 2022, Sophia Kelly posted “My sweet boy We will get justice for you. ” on Facebook.
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Logan Hutchings also posted on Facebook two days after his son’s death.

“My world has been turned around 5 times this week and I’ll never have trust in anyone again,” he wrote on June 16, 2022.

Later that month, Hutchings shared a fundraiser on Facebook. That fundraiser was started by a relative following the death of baby Ocean Wayne Hutchings.
Parents face murder charges nearly a year after baby boy taken to hospital with skull fracture

 

[tlcya]

Ocean Wayne Hutchings, age 4 months, of Pinckneyville, IL, passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 2:51 p.m. in Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO.

Ocean was born on February 13, 2022 in Carbondale, IL, a son to Logan Hutchings and Sophia Kelly. He enjoyed Hey Bear Sensory Videos and the outdoors and loved his big brother, Ozark and his Mom and Dad.

Survivors include his parents, Logan Hutchings and Sophia Kelly of Pinckneyville, IL; big brother, OH [redacted by me] of Pinckneyville, IL; beloved dog, Lydia Kay; maternal grandparents, Jeramy and Angela Kelly of Pinckneyville, IL; paternal grandmother, Alicia Hutchings of Pinckneyville, IL; maternal great-grandmother, Terry Kelly of Pinckneyville, IL; maternal great-grandfather, David Kelly of Pinckneyville, IL; maternal great-grandmother, Sally (Melvin) Logan of Ashley, IL; paternal great-grandmother, Patty Hutchings of Nashville, IL; paternal great-grandfather, Randy Hutchings of Percy, IL; paternal great-grandmother, Lisa Zimmer of DuQuoin, IL; aunts and uncles, Devon (Miranda) Kelly of Nashville, IL, Madison (Brandon) Zelasko of Pinckneyville, IL, and Brooke (Shey) Segelhorst of Mascoutah, IL; and many other aunts, uncles, and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his aunt, Staci Harsy; paternal great-grandfather, Travis Hutchings; great-great-grandparents, John and Helen Smith; and great-great-grandparents, Jack Wayne and Lydia Bird.

Private family services will be held at Pyatt Funeral Home.

Memorial donations may be made to the parents for a college fund for O [redacted by me]
Obituary for Ocean Wayne Hutchings at Pyatt Funeral Home

I have redacted the minor sibling's name from this post.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Logan Hutchings faced a bench trial in Perry County for the murder of his son, Ocean Hutchings, who passed away on June 14, 2022. Online court records indicate that Hutchings pleaded not guilty to the three murder charges and a jury last week acquitted him of the charges.

The County Journal reports that although Ocean’s death stemmed from foul play, the presiding judge said “the burden of proof was not met” that Hutchings was the one who harmed the baby.

Illinois Dad Acquitted in Baby’s Death, Found Beaten with Skull and Rib Fractures

A 22-year-old Illinois man has been acquitted of murder charges related to the death of his son. Logan Hutchings faced a bench trial in Perry County for the murder of his son, Ocean Hutchings, who passed away on June 14, 2022. Online court records indicate that Hutchings pleaded not guilty to...

www.crimeonline.com

 

[Trinitee]

As father acquitted of murdering infant boy, prosecutors file to dismiss charges against mother​

ALBERTO LUPERONMar 31st, 2024, 3:54 pm

On the day that a judge acquitted an Illinois father of murdering his infant son, prosecutors filed to dismiss related charges against the mother.

As father acquitted of murdering infant boy, prosecutors file to dismiss charges against mother

 

[borndem]

WTH??
Did the baby injure himself? I'm just now joining this thread -- maybe I missed something...

 

[tlcya]

The courts in Illinois have given up trying to decide who beat a three-month-old baby to death in a family home - freeing both parents.

Ocean Hutchings suffered broken ribs and a shattered skull in the care of parents Logan Hutchings and Sophia Kelly, before dying from his injuries in June 2022.

Medical examiners ruled the death a homicide, but Hutchings, 22, was acquitted, and Kelly had charges dropped over the weekend after Perry County Court could not decide who had been at home at the time.
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Judge Gross said there was no testimony from anyone who saw Hutchings attack the child, and that the prosecution could not prove beyond reasonable doubt that he was Ocean's killer.

Kelly, whose jury trial was penciled for May 1, then had her charges dismissed as well, but she faces a status hearing on Wednesday in her bid to regain custody of her older son from the state.

She revealed that Hutching's defense attorneys insisted that the attack could have occurred at any time in a five-day window, despite her telling prosecutors exactly when she believes it was carried out.

And she said that prosecutors relied heavily on her evidence to bring their charges against Hutchings.

'I worked with the prosecutor for 15 hours on this case and I had a lot of trust in her and we're both very angry about this all,' she said on Monday.

'I want to ask the judge what proof they didn't have.

'I testified for almost two-and-a-half hours on the stand, I told them everything I knew and it still wasn't good enough.
Parents cleared of murder after court fails to decide who killed baby

 

[LadyL]

poor baby Ocean will never get justice now

 

[borndem]

Well, dayam. How 'bout that, folks.
That's all I've got to say about that...

 

[LaborDayRN]

Well, dayam. How 'bout that, folks.
That's all I've got to say about that...

I don't even know what to say! I'm shocked and feel sick to my stomach! They should have just charged them both and let a jury decide. I'm sure one of them would have flipped on the other.