***UPDATE***

SPRINGFIELD, Ky. (January 24, 2023) – The Washington County Grand Jury has returned an indictment for James Dalton Jeffries and Savannah Brooke Turner, both of Springfield, for this investigation.  The charges are the following:

• Murder
• Criminal Abuse 1st Degree – Child 12 or Under
• Wanton Endangerment – 1st Degree
• Trafficking Controlled Substance – 1st Degree – (Methamphetamine)
• Drug Paraphernalia – Buy/Possess

Both individuals have been arrested and lodged in the Marion County Detention Center.

Original News Release below:

SPRINGFIELD, Ky. (November 14, 2022) – On November 13, 2022, the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 15 received a call from the Marion County 911 Center in reference to a 1 month old child that had arrived at Spring View Hospital emergency room in Lebanon. The child arrived at the hospital with signs of possible physical abuse and was being treated for life-threatening injuries. The child was later transported via medical helicopter to Norton’s Children’s Hospital in Louisville.

A KSP trooper responded to Spring View Hospital and launched an investigation. As a result of medical examinations and interviews completed during the investigation, James Dalton Jeffries, age 22 of Springfield, was arrested and is being charged with the following charges:

• Criminal Abuse 1^st Degree – Child 12 or Under
• Assault 1^st Degree
• Wanton Endangerment 1^st Degree
• Assault 4^th Degree (Domestic Violence)
• Trafficking Controlled Substance 1^st Degree (Methamphetamine)
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Mr. Jeffries was lodged at the Marion County Detention Center. The investigation is being conducted and is ongoing by Trooper James Ford.

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