Man arrested in death of 2-year-old boy

Kyle Robinson, a 32-year-old Elletsville man, was arrested Wednesday in connection with the death of 2-year-old Gavin Harper, according to a Monroe County Sheriff’s Office report.

Lead detective Sgt. Brad Swain, who made the arrest, said Robinson had denied any involvement of the child’s death and maintained his story for several weeks that he had found the child in physical distress. He later admitted to having caused the death of the boy when presented with the facts of the autopsy, Swain said. 

Swain said the investigation is ongoing, but Robinson told investigators that the “child hit his head on the floor at some point” while Robinson was holding him.

Robinson is facing preliminary charges of involuntary manslaughter, a Class C felony. He is being held at the Monroe County Correctional Facility.