The father of a 2-month-old boy has been charged with child abuse resulting in death after the child died from head injuries, the Arvada Police Department said Tuesday.
The suspect is identified as Brandon Vaughn Yancey Jr., who was arrested Saturday. According to a 15-page arrest warrant affidavit for Yancey, the child had:
• Ruptured blood vessels in the area between the skull and brain.
• Bruising of the brain; both new and old rib fractures.
• Bruising on the left and right side of the head, both sides of the chest and on the buttocks.
Police were called to the 8100 block of Estes Court in Arvada on Aug. 10 after receiving a call that a child in the Yancey home was not breathing. Based on a subsequent investigation and an autopsy conducted by the Jefferson County coroner’s office, authorities believe the child died from “abusive head trauma.”
