SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man has been ordered to stand trial in the death of his infant son last year.
Authorities say 22-year-old Matthew Daniel Graves is charged with aggravated murder and a possible capital offense after he allegedly punched the 1-month-old boy repeatedly in the head.
The Deseret News reports that prosecutors have a 60-day window to decide whether they’ll seek the death penalty in the case.
Police responded to a Roy home on a report of an infant not breathing on Sept. 7.
Doctors determined the baby had significant brain trauma, skull fractures plus separated vertebrae in the head and neck.
Police say Graves admitted that he had gotten angry because the infant was crying.
They also reported finding drugs in Graves’ car and home.
