Emmit Carter is no longer an assistant dean of students after records allege he murdered his 6-month-old by shaking and hitting him with a 'blunt object' last year.
ByHARRIS COUNTY, Texas --Emmit Eugene Carter, who worked at the college as an assistant dean of students, is being held behind bars on a $300,000 bond.According to court records, Carter shook and hit his child with a blunt object on July 8, 2023, leading to the baby's death nearly four days later at Texas Children's Hospital.On Saturday, Lone Star College told ABC13 that Carter was still employed at the school. However, the college said he was no longer working there on Monday.
"What we've alleged is there are blunt force injuries to the child caused by either a blunt object, blunt instrument, or even violent acceleration/deceleration forces," Assistant District Attorney Edward Appelbaum said after Monday's court hearing."It appears was the sole caretaker at the time," Appelbaum said, adding that the baby's mother was out of town and he was the only one with the child.
ABC13 also heard from Carter's defense attorney, Will Vaughn, who denied the allegations against him. "What happened here is not a crime. It's a horrible tragedy, and there's a lot of mystery to that, but it wasn't a crime," Vaughn said. "And the fact that an innocent man like Dr. Carter is having to be here in handcuffs, answering for something he didn't do instead of mourning the death of his child is heartbreaking."
Carter has worked in education for nearly two decades and, if convicted, could face up to 99 years in prison.
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