Inset: Jacob Thompson (Ottawa County Prosecutor’s Office). Background: Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton, Ohio (Google Maps).
An Ohio father has been indicted after medical authorities determined that his 7-week-old son died from blunt force trauma to the head.
Jacob Thompson, 28, is charged with aggravated murder, murder, two counts of felonious assault and two counts of child endangerment, according to records from the Ottawa County Court of Common Pleas reviewed by Law&Crime.
The infant was identified as Rowan Thompson, regional CBS affiliate WTOL reported.
Authorities have not publicly detailed what they believe occurred. However, an indictment filed Nov. 12 indicates that investigators believe Thompson had previously abused another child.
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One of the felonious assault charges and one of the child-endangerment charges stem from an alleged incident on Feb. 3, 2025.
Jennifer Reed of the Ottawa County Prosecutor’s Office told WTOL that Thompson is accused of injuring his other child, identified only as W.T., when the child was 2 months old.
Thompson was arrested Thursday and booked into the Ottawa County Detention Facility. He remains held on a $2 million bond.
He appeared in court Friday and is scheduled to return Dec. 18. His jury trial is set to begin Jan. 26, 2027.
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