BRAINERD, MN (trfnews.i234.me) A Brainerd man allegedly poisoned an infant with anti-freeze.
twenty-three-year-old Brainard man was charged with attempted murder after allegedly poisoning a four month old baby girl by feeding her antifreeze or de-icing fluids Jeffrey Ryan Thomas appeared Monday in crowing County District Court in Brainerd where he is charged with first degree attempted murder with premeditation second degree attempted murder without premeditation and first-degree assault to cause great bodily harm according to the probable cause court document the Breiner Police Department was contacted January 20th by a pediatrician regarding concerns for a four month old baby girl who was currently in their care and was critically ill the baby’s medical providers had reason to believe she was poisoned by ingesting ethylene glycol which is due to her age and lack of mobility would have likely been provided to her by her caregivers the baby was admitted to Minneapolis Children’s Hospital after she was airlifted from the kiona Regional Medical Center emergency department due to her critical condition testing on the girl showed ingestion of ethylene glycol which is commonly found in antifreeze and de-icing fluids Brainerd police obtained a warrant to search Thomas’s home officers located jugde antifreeze in the basement of the Thomas home directly next to paint supplies a bottle of unknown purple liquid was located outside the home in the yard BCA lab test results indicate ethanol was present in the purple liquid and a search of the defendants phone revealed he had access Wikipedia page for ethylene glycol poisoning which noted ethanol is a potential antidote for that type of poisoning searches of Thomas and his wife’s cell phone contained text messages depicting significant issues surrounding paternity of the baby and the woman’s dislike of the baby according to court documents I am Duane at 10:00 reporting for Rjay broadcasting dot-com
Brainerd Man Accused of Poisoning Infant with Anti-Freeze
