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Justin Golden appeared in Duval County criminal court Tuesday, after entering a not guilty plea on Feb. 13.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville man charged with homicide after an eight month old baby was ran over by a car and killed pleaded not guilty in a written plea, appearing in court Tuesday.
According to court records, 20-year-old Justin Golden submitted the written not guilty plea on Thursday, Feb. 13. He’s charged with vehicular homicide, failing to render aid and aggravated manslaughter of a child in the death of eight-month-old Pablo Kye Golden.
Justin Golden appeared in court Tuesday for arraignment.
What happened?
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On the morning of Jan. 25, police say the baby’s father, identified as 20-year-old Justin Golden, was driving near the intersection of McDuff and Lenox avenues when he got into an altercation with a woman in the passenger seat. 8-month-old Pablo was also in the vehicle at the time.
Police say the car came to a stop at the intersection, Golden opened the car door and placed the child on the ground. As Golden drove away, the vehicle ran the baby over.
First responders took Pablo to Wolfson’s Children’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
A witness, who was driving directly behind Golden at the time of the incident, followed Golden while on the phone with 911, an arrest report states.
The 911 operator notified nearby police officers of Golden’s location and officers conducted a traffic stop near Stockton Street on his vehicle. He was ultimately detained.
During an interview with police, Golden said he got into a verbal fight with the baby’s mother, who said she wanted to get out of the vehicle.
“Mr. Golden stated he did not want to be responsible for the child, nor accused of anything with the child,” an arrest report states.
The baby’s mother was also interviewed by police. She told investigators she got into an argument with Golden over baby wipes and money, according to an arrest report. The woman said she did not move the child from his car seat and began walking away from the vehicle in an effort to stop the altercation.
She told investigators she heard screaming and turned around and noticed the child in the road and Golden’s vehicle gone.
Golden was arrested and is being held in Duval County Jail on no bond.
