ASHTON ENCLARDE - 14 months - Gainesville FL

A Gainesville man has been arrested for manslaughter in the death of an infant on Jan. 10.


Anthony Enclarde

The baby apparently died when the man rolled on top of it while they slept in the same bed, according to the Gainesville Police Department.

It is the second recent death involving adults rolling over children sleeping in the same bed with them. The cases are unrelated.

Anthony Scott Enclarde, 23, was arrested in connection with the death of his 14-month-old son, Ashton, after they both fell asleep on the same bed at Enclarde's home at 563 NW 31st Ave.

Enclarde told Detective Victoria Young that he woke up at 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 10 with his arm and part of his body on top of Ashton's chest.

Enclarde said his son exhaled a single breath but was otherwise unresponsive, so he performed CPR on the boy.

Enclarde's roommate called 911 around 11:30 a.m. after realizing the child was not responding.

Young said Enclarde could not explain the hour-long delay between when he awoke and when help was summoned.

An ambulance arrived within seven minutes, and emergency personnel found Ashton had no pulse or blood pressure and was not breathing.

He was taken to Shands at the University of Florida, where he was pronounced dead two days later, officials said.

Enclarde told investigators that when Ashton was born in North Carolina he was given information about the dangers of sleeping with a baby.

The mystery over how a 14-month old Gainesville boy, Ashton Enclarde, died is no more while his father will face no legal consequences. Investigators said Anthony Enclarde, while sleeping, rolled on top of the boy and caused severe injuries on a Sunday night in January. They said the father tried to get the boy help, wasn't under the influence of drugs, and there is no indication it was malicious.

"What you basically have is a tragic and unfortunate accident that should have never happened but there is not a chargeable offense under Florida statute that fits this particular situation," said State Attorney's Office Spokesperson Spencer Mann.

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http://www.wcjb.com/news/9415/charges-dropped-in-gainesville-toddlers-death

What we have is an idiot sleeping with his baby instead of putting the baby in a crib. There is no excuse for this and at the very least it is child neglect.

It is IMO involuntary manslaughter.

There were two incidences of this happening on the very same day in Gainesville.