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August 26, 2011 in News, City
Colville man charged with shaking baby
A Colville man appeared in court this morning on charges that he assaulted a 6-week-old baby, who remains in intensive care in a Spokane hospital.
David M. Ordway, 19, of Colville was arrested Wednesday on the charge of first-degree assault of a child after the baby’s injuries were discovered. Ordway later told a Spokane Police detective that he had shaken the baby and thrown it down in a crib, Stevens County Prosecutor Tim Rasmussen said.
Ordway appeared this morning before District Court Judge Gina Tveit, who found probable cause for the charge and ordered Ordway held in the Stevens County Jail on a $250,000 bond.
Deputy Colin Webb testified that the baby remains in the intensive care unit at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, and it’s not yet clear if the baby will live.
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GC on August 26 at 1:51 p.m.
This story breaks my heart and every story like it. Same story it seems: Young mom, boyfriend/father, baby shaken-and may or may not live. Three lives ruined. Absolutely devastated. The mom has had her child ruined, the baby has had her life ruined and the boyfriend/father? His life too-gone as he knew it. I am guessing he is not an evil monster-just a young kid with no concept on what to do when he is overwhelmed with frustration. I am guessing no one ever taught him.
How can we reach these people BEFORE the injury happens? How can we, as a society, get the message out that babies crying can grate deeply on the gentlest of person’s nerves, but you have to just put the baby down and walk away.
Moms and dads out there-please, please, please take the time to talk to your sons about what to do with that feeling when baby cries-even if they are not dads yet. Knowing it is okay to just leave the house if you have to is half the battle.
Talk to your daughters about who they chose to sleep with, for they are choosing who they may have to parent a child with someday.
My thoughts and energy are with this young baby, struggling to just be.
mikeln on August 26 at 2:37 p.m.
Should be in school and taught at home but it isn’t. We need to prepare our young people for parenthood instead of ignoring the problem. The best thing we could do is to discourage young parenthood, convince the young to wait untill they are older and wiser, it might just save a few innocent lives.
jag on September 02 at 3:29 p.m.
He is my ex and when i was with him he was never vilet but hes dad is a very vilet guy