A Colorado Springs man charged in the April 15 beating death of his 4-month-old son pleaded not guilty Monday.
Trial for James Pierce, who is charged with first-degree murder, is set for Jan. 30. He is being held without bond in the El Paso County jail.
Pierce, 19, was arrested 10 days after his girlfriend, Carli Marino, called 911 after awaking at 9 a.m. April 15 to find Jayden Pierce unresponsive in their apartment in the 1600 block of East Woodmen Road.
El Paso County Deputy Coroner Dr. Leon Kelly ruled the death a homicide after noting partially healed rib fractures, bruising on the child’s face, head and chest, and brain injuries consistent with repeated blows to the head, which Kelly listed as the cause of death.
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