In Arkansas, Devin Dewayne Hunt of Bryant is charged with capital murder in death of Presley Hunt | Shaken Baby Syndrome

A Bryant man is reportedly arrested and charged with capital murder in the death of his four-month-old daughter.

In a press release issued Tuesday morning. Bryant police reportedly said they began investigating Devin Dewayne Hunt, 23, on June 21st of this year.

They were reportedly called to Arkansas Children's Hospital in reference to the baby who had been transported there from Saline Memorial Hospital. Doctors at Children's Hospital told officers that the injuries the child suffered were consistent with what is called "shaken baby syndrome." The baby, Presley Hunt, was pronounced dead on June 22nd.

After a reportedly in-depth investigation involving multiple interviews and reviewing reports from the medical examiner and doctors who treated the child, Bryant investigators developed enough information to obtain an arrest warrant for Hunt and charged him with capital murder.

According to the reported arrest report from Bryant Police, Devin Hunt spent most of June 21st with his daughter while his wife was at work.

Reportedly, later in the evening, when Presley did not wake up, Hunt, along with his mother, took the baby to Saline Memorial Hospital. Staff transferred her to Arkansas Children's Hospital. Doctors pronounced Presley dead the next day.

"I just think this entire family, both sides are in shock. They've gone through a lot since June, all the way up until yesterday when he was taken into custody. So this is a, this is a whirlwind this family is in right now so I'm sure they're all in shock and all of them are looking for the answers we're looking for as to why? Why did this happen," says Todd Crowson with Bryant Police.

Investigators reportedly wanted all the pieces of evidence together before moving forward with an arrest.

"You just kind of have to go off interviews with what the parents are telling you, what family members are telling you and mainly what the doctors are telling you. They're the experts they've seen these kinds of injuries before they know what they're looking for...that's why we were waiting to get back the medical examiners report from the autopsy. All that does is confirm everything that we already know and what they know," says Crowson.

Hunt is reportedly being held without bond at the Saline County jail and according to authorities had no prior record.

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In Arkansas, Rogers Man Arrested in Infant’s Murder | Shaken Baby Syndrome

A Rogers man has been arrested on the offense of capital murder after an 11-month-old was found not breathing, with suspicious bruises and possible shaken baby syndrome, at the 8th Street Motel, officials said.

Michael Proffitt Jr., 37, was arrested Tuesday on a charge of capital murder. Proffitt’s son is the fiancé of the infant’s mother, police said.

Benton County Prosecuting Attorney Van Stone on Wednesday filed an affidavit of probably cause requesting that Proffitt be held without bail. Stone’s office will file formal charges sometime before Proffitt’s next court date, scheduled for July 9, said legal assistant Debbie Herndon.

Proffitt was babysitting the baby when the child was injured, police said. A witness told 5NEWS that when emergency officials took the boy from the motel room, the child’s injuries were evident.

“EMT comes up here and gets the little boy and they hurry up and rush him down, and he is black and blue,” said Viola Harris, 8^TH Street Motel front desk worker.

The baby was taken to Mercy Medical Center for treatment. While the baby was in the hospital, the police department began an investigation that included interviews with family members. The baby was later taken to Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock, where he died two days later.

Proffitt told police he became frustrated when the child would not stop crying, the affidavit states. Proffitt told officers he became frustrated with the child and shook him about once a month.

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In Virginia, Mom in court for baby's death | Shaken Baby Syndrome

Two years after a baby girl died in Virginia Beach, a mother charged with her death appears in court for a preliminary hearing.

Julie Calahan, 23, moved to Arkansas after police say her 11-month-old daughter La Keira died of shaken baby syndrome. 

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