CRESTVIEW — A man has pleaded no contest to four counts of child neglect and one count of homicide in connection with the death of his 2-year-old son in 2011.
Grant Sherwin, 29, still faces one count of cruelty toward a child without great harm and 10 counts of child neglect for the alleged abuse of his son Logan and his twin sister.
Sherwin and his fiancee, Nicole Allen, were arrested Dec. 29, 2011, after Logan died at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola.
The day before, Crestview police responded to a 911 call from the couple‘s home on Pinellas Drive in Crestview and found Logan unresponsive in his bed.
He was malnourished and had bruises on his feet, spinal column, forehead, lower legs and arms, according to reports. He had a bump on the top of his head and a cut on the inside of his lip.
According to court documents, Logan had suffered a “fractured skull, brain injury, and bruises and contusions,” from being hit.
Sherwin initially told officers that his son had fallen off the toilet and hit his head. Police found the toilet seat cover broken into three parts.
Sherwin later told police Logan had fallen and split his lip while playing in the yard, but continued to play.
Sherwin entered his no-contest plea Jan. 30, according to court records. He will be sentenced March 27.
Allen’s trial is scheduled for March 18. The 27-year-old faces 20 counts of child neglect, one count of aggravated child abuse by aggravated battery and one count of homicide.
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