Fort Hood Soldier Charged With Death Of An Arizona Baby

Fort Hood (WBAP/KLIF) – A U.S. Army soldier stationed at Fort Hood has been arrested for the death of a baby in Arizona. Khairee Patton is accused of the 2019 death of his former girlfriend’s baby. Patton is in the Bell County jail awaiting extradition to Arizona. He’s charged with suspicion of second-degree murder, child abuse, and failure to provide care. Arizona authorities were called to a Tempe hospital in January 2019 about an unresponsive 13 month old boy who arrived in critical condition, and died. The child’s mother reportedly had gone to work that morning, leaving Patton to watch him. Investigators say Patton told them the baby hit his head on a stereo at the home. However, an autopsy found the injuries were not consistent with an accident, and appeared to be caused by abuse.