Suspect charged in infant’s death

Nicholas L. Bradshaw

Nicholas L. Bradshaw, 25, Maryville has been arrested on a warrant charging him with two counts of abuse or neglect of a child resulting in death.

According to a release issued by the Maryville Department of Public Safety, Nodaway County Prosecuting Attorney Robert Rice filed the charges Thursday following a four-month investigation.

The release stated that the charges are in connection with an incident that took place Dec. 5, 2014, when a 10-month-old male child, referred to by authorities as ASW, was reportedly injured while in Bradshaw’s care.

The MPS release states that ASW died at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City on Dec. 7, 2014. Authorities are alleging that the results of their investigation, including a review of medical and pathological reports, indicate the child’s death was a homicide.

Following the incident, ASW was initially taken to the St. Francis Hospital emergency room in Maryville by his parents then transported to Children’s Mercy due to the severity of his injuries.

The charges are categorized as Class A felonies, which in Missouri are punishable by 10 to 30 years in prison or a life sentence.

Bradshaw was being held at the Nodaway County jail in lieu of $50,000 bond.