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Alligator found in Fort Wayne home7-year-old causes brother's death, investigators say\nFRANKLIN, Ind. -- An infant died of head injuries caused by his 7-year-old half brother, who is mentally disabled, investigators concluded.\nThe father of 7-week-old Jackson Diddock was taking a nap when the infant died in his mother's New Whiteland home Feb. 11, and will not be charged, Johnson County Prosecutor Lance Hamner said Tuesday.\nInvestigators had considered charging the father, Curtis Diddock, with neglect of a dependent for not adequately supervising the children.\n"From everything we can see, it was just an unpredictable situation," Hamner said. "Probably the dad could have been more careful, but it is not a criminal case."\nBecause of the 7-year-old boy's mental disability and age, he cannot be charged in juvenile court, Hamner said. Psychologists who examined the boy concluded he has the mental abilities of a 3-year-old.\n"I think the parents understand a lot more about the child now," Hamner said.\nThe father called 911 as soon as he awoke and found his infant son injured on the floor and not breathing at the home in the town about 10 miles south of Indianapolis. Attempts to revive the child failed. An autopsy revealed injuries to the head, neck and back.\nInvestigators were unsure how the 7-year-old injured his brother.\nGroup demands removal of United Nations from USI\nEVANSVILLE, Ind. -- A group that includes many Veterans of Foreign War posts wants the University of Southern Indiana to remove a United Nations flag from campus.\nLarry Young, president of the newly formed U.S. Sovereignty Coalition, said Tuesday the U.N. flag has no place on a state-funded campus.\nYoung said the Sovereignty Coalition was recently formed in response to community concerns about the presence of the U.N. flag at USI. It flies in front of the southwestern Indiana university's administration building.\nYoung said his group has the support of area Veterans of Foreign War posts, the USI College Republicans, Tri-State Men's Ministry and the Indiana Purple Heart Veterans.\n"The U.N. doesn't have America's best interest at heart," Young told the Evansville Courier & Press.\nIn a letter to university President Ray Hoops, Young said, "If the situation is not rectified by (Saturday) we will proceed with plans to stage a demonstration."\nHoops said Tuesday he understands the group's frustration, but pressuring him to remove the flag is inappropriate. Hoops said the flag is a symbol for the students in the international community.\nThe U.N. flag, which flies next to the U.S. and state flag, has been on the campus since 1969, Hoops said.