VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey announced that in collaboration with the GAMEOVER Task Force, they have arrested 27-year-old Donovan Winter of Volusia County on charges of murder and child abuse.
The arrest stems from an incident on June 1, 2021, when deputies responded to a Merritt Island residence and found a two-month-old male infant deceased.
Following an investigation by the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit, the Brevard County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the infant, Winter’s son, died from multiple blunt-impact head injuries.
Authorities identified Winter as responsible for the injuries that caused the child’s death.
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