Inset: Jacob Thompson (Ottawa County Prosecutor’s Office). Background: Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton, Ohio (Google Maps).
An Ohio father has been indicted after authorities said 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 Ottawa County Court of Common Pleas records reviewed by Law&Crime.
The infant was identified as Rowan Thompson, regional CBS affiliate WTOL reported.
Officials have not disclosed additional details about how the child was injured. However, an indictment filed Nov. 12 alleges that Thompson had previously abused another child.
One count each of felonious assault and child endangerment stems from an incident reported 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, where he remains held on $2 million bond.
He appeared in court Friday and is scheduled to return Dec. 18. His jury trial is set for Jan. 26, 2027.
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