A Matteson man has been charged with beating a 2-year-old boy to death inside a Gary, Indiana, home on Monday night.
Ricky D. Larkin, 32, is accused of killing Je'Loni Smith inside a home in the 300 block of Arthur Street, according to court documents. Gary police were notified of a possible drowning at the home and, upon arrival, located Smith's body and a bathtub containing approximately eight inches of water.Larkin told responding officers that Je'Loni had drowned in the bathtub, but the boy's body was not wet, and the area around the bathtub was dry.
Larkin stated he began preparing the children to leave and placed Je'Loni in the bathtub while he stepped outside for "two to three minutes" to make a phone call.When he returned, Larkin claimed he found the boy lying sideways in the tub and began performing CPR while calling 911. During CPR, Larkin said he accidentally bit Je'Loni's lip.Detectives asked Larkin if he ever beat or disciplined the children for peeing or vomiting in the bed.
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