HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Joshua Duane Martin has been arraigned on two counts of second-degree child abuse, according to Allegan County Sheriff’s Sgt. Mike Brown.
The victim is 10-month-old Rosalee Ann Blackmer, the younger sister of 2-year-old Kayden Blackmer. Kayden died on Monday. The children’s father had taken them to Allegan General Hospital on Saturday, May 9, 2020, and Kayden, unresponsive, was airlifted to Bronson Hospital for critical care, according to what the children’s father, David Holmes, told WOOD-TV. He said Martin was the boyfriend of the children’s mother.
Allegan County officials say the investigation into the children’s injuries and Kayden’s death continue, and additional charges may follow.
