Police: Boyfriend facing 2nd-degree murder charge in death of baby who possibly was shaken

A Pineville man was arrested on a second-degree murder charge last week after a 3-month-old with injuries "consistent with Shaken Baby Syndrome" brought into a hospital earlier in the month died, according to the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office.

Deputies had been called to the hospital on May 7 about a possible child abuse case originating in Pineville, reads a news release.

"Upon arrival, deputies were met by a representative of the Department of Children and Family Services who reported that a 3-month old infant was currently hospitalized with injuries consistent with Shaken Baby Syndrome," it reads.

Deputies took a report that detectives then began investigating. While still at the hospital, the baby's mother and her boyfriend were detained for more questioning. After that, detectives arrested both of them and booked them into the Rapides Parish Detention Center #1.

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Both the mother, 23-year-old Jyrionne Meshaun Crosby, and boyfriend, 20-year-old Adrian Christopher-Tobias Augustine, were booked on second-degree cruelty to juveniles.

The baby later died, and detectives arrested Augustine on May 16 on a charge of second-degree murder. Both were still in jail and remain there as of Tuesday afternoon.

Bail for Crosby has been set at $5,000. Augustine's bail on both charges is more than $1 million.

The investigation is continuing.

This article originally appeared on Alexandria Town Talk: Pineville couple remain in jail after death of 3-month-old