ST. ROSE - Justin L. Rode of St. Rose has been accused of pulling the arms and legs and squeezing the ribs of a 5-month-old infant, causing multiple bone fractures.
Rode, 24, was charged with felony reckless conduct in an indictment handed up on Nov. 10. Clinton County State's Attorney John Hudspeth said the baby was recovering and was in the care of a relative.
Kendall Marlowe, a spokesman for the Illinois Department of Children and Famly Services, said the department was investigating the allegations but had had no previous contact with Rode. Marlowe said the 5-month-old child and another child had been placed in the care of a relative.
Following the charge against Rode in Clinton County, prosecutors in Bond County moved to revoke a 24-month probation sentence he received last year after pleading guilty of aggravated domestic battery and violation of an order of protection.
Rode, of the 17000 block of St. Rose Road, was free on bail pending further court proceedings in the two counties. http://goo.gl/VBsrO
