Jurors dismissed for evening after 7-hour deliberation in child endangering trial
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Brandy Chandler-brandychandler@gmail.com
After deliberating for nearly seven hours over whether or not a Hillsboro man shook a 3-year-old child so severely that it left the toddler in a wheelchair, jurors were sent home for the evening.
Jurors heard two days of testimony this week in Highland County Common Pleas Court regarding one charge of second-degree felony endangering children against Gregory Kiley, 34.
The state, represented by Highland County Prosecutor Anneka Collins, has alleged that while babysitting the child at a playground in Belfast in April 2010, Kiley shook the child, causing traumatic brain injury.
The defense, represented by Chillicothe attorney Jim Boulger, has alleged that the child could had a pre-existing medical condition, and that the child could have been injured on the park's merry-go-round, or when he was knocked down by a dog earlier in the day.
In addition to Collins, the state is also represented by Assistant Highland County Prosecutor Molly Bolek, and is being assisted by Det. Sergeant Denny Kirk of the Highland County Sheriff's Office.
The state presented six witnesses, which included law enforcement officers from the Highland County Sheriff's Office, expert medical professionals, and family members of the victim.
Kiley took the stand in his own defense, saying that he did not shake the child. Family members of the defendant also testified on his behalf.
In his opening statements, Boulger told the jury, "No one will claim they saw Gregory Kiley do anything."
The child spent two months in Children's Hospital in Columbus. Prior to the day he sustained the injuries, Collins said that he walked, talked and played. Now, he is confined to a wheelchair, wears diapers, is fed through a feeding tube, and says few words.
The jurors began deliberating in Highland County Common Pleas Court at approximately 2 p.m. Wednesday. During the course of deliberations they submitted five questions to Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss.
At approximately 8:40 p.m. court was called to order, as the jurors had requested to go home for the evening.
"I appreciate your dedication to do this job," Coss said. "It probably shows good judgment to get some rest this evening."
The jurors are to report back at 9 a.m. to resume deliberations.
Jury notes, and evidence exhibits were locked in the jury room for the night.
After deliberating for nearly seven hours over whether or not a Hillsboro man shook a 3-year-old child so severely that it left the toddler in a wheelchair, jurors were sent home for the evening.
Jurors heard two days of testimony this week in Highland County Common Pleas Court regarding one charge of second-degree felony endangering children against Gregory Kiley, 34.
The state, represented by Highland County Prosecutor Anneka Collins, has alleged that while babysitting the child at a playground in Belfast in April 2010, Kiley shook the child, causing traumatic brain injury.
The defense, represented by Chillicothe attorney Jim Boulger, has alleged that the child could had a pre-existing medical condition, and that the child could have been injured on the park's merry-go-round, or when he was knocked down by a dog earlier in the day.
In addition to Collins, the state is also represented by Assistant Highland County Prosecutor Molly Bolek, and is being assisted by Det. Sergeant Denny Kirk of the Highland County Sheriff's Office.
The state presented six witnesses, which included law enforcement officers from the Highland County Sheriff's Office, expert medical professionals, and family members of the victim.
Kiley took the stand in his own defense, saying that he did not shake the child. Family members of the defendant also testified on his behalf.
In his opening statements, Boulger told the jury, "No one will claim they saw Gregory Kiley do anything."
The child spent two months in Children's Hospital in Columbus. Prior to the day he sustained the injuries, Collins said that he walked, talked and played. Now, he is confined to a wheelchair, wears diapers, is fed through a feeding tube, and says few words.
The jurors began deliberating in Highland County Common Pleas Court at approximately 2 p.m. Wednesday. During the course of deliberations they submitted five questions to Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss.
At approximately 8:40 p.m. court was called to order, as the jurors had requested to go home for the evening.
"I appreciate your dedication to do this job," Coss said. "It probably shows good judgment to get some rest this evening."
The jurors are to report back at 9 a.m. to resume deliberations.
Jury notes, and evidence exhibits were locked in the jury room for the night.
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