Officials say Gianni Sellers is charged with second degree murder in an incident that happened in June of 2022.
A 23-year-old was recently arrested in connection to the death of a 3-year-old in Orange County. Marcus Solis has the story.A man was indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges alleging that he killed his girlfriend's 3-year-old son in Orange County.
Officials say Gianni Sellers is charged with second-degree murder in an incident that happened in June of 2022. According to a release from Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler, 3-year-old Xavier Johnson was in the care of 23-year-old Gionni Sellers in May and June 2022. On June 2, officers responding to a 911 call just before 8 a.m. at a home on Edward Diana Way in Walkill found Johnson unresponsive in the living room of the home.According to a police investigation, in the days leading up to the child's death, Sellers inflicted blunt force trauma to the boy's head and torso which led to injuries to his brain and, ultimately, his death.
"As alleged, this defendant's depraved and wicked actions caused the senseless death of a vulnerable child," Hoovler said.----------
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