A 30-year-old man, who is a Milwaukee police officer, is accused of physically abusing his 2-month-old infant – and he now faces two counts of physical abuse of a child.
on Saturday, Jan. 14 regarding a 2-month-old infant who had been admitted that morning. The child had "reportedly stopped breathing while in her father's care," the complaint says. After being admitted, "medical professionals diagnosed with subdural bleeding on the brain, which is concerning for non-accidental trauma," the complaint says.
When the detective arrived at the hospital, he spoke with the father of the child, defendant Martinese McDaniel. The complaint says McDaniel lives on's northwest side with his girlfriend and his four children -- "the two youngest of which are twins." McDaniel told the detective around 7 a.m. on Jan. 14, he fed the twins a bottle. After feeding them, he stated he "used a bicycle technique on each of the twins to pump their legs in an effort to alleviate gas. The defendant then put each of the twins in a crib," the complaint says. A short time later, the complaint says the infant who was admitted to the hospital "became fussy." The defendant picked up the child, and repeated the bicycle technique. The defendant told the detective that during this process, "took a sharp gasp of air. After taking a short gasp, stopped breathing," the complaint says.According to the complaint, the defendant feared the infant was choking, so he placed the infant chest down and "patted upper back with two fingers in an attempt to clear any blockage." McDaniel also performed CPR, but the child "remained unresponsive," the complaint says. The complaint goes on to say, "Panicking, the defendant shook three to four times. still did not respond." At that point, McDaniel told his girlfriend to call 911 -- and he started chest compressions. McDaniel told the detective he "continued to perform chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on until started to breathe on her own. A short time later, the
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