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StumbleHearing set for man accused of killing girlfriend’s daughter
Accused of killing his girlfriend’s 16-month-old daughter, Cody Geddings appears in Henderson Justice Court in on Monday, April 12, 2010.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 | 10:47 a.m.
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A preliminary hearing has been set for a 24-year-old Henderson man accused of killing his girlfriend’s 16-month-old daughter.
Cody Geddings is charged with murder by child abuse with substantial bodily harm. He appeared in court Tuesday before Justice of the Peace David Gibson Sr. with deputy public defender Norman Reed.
Reed requested a preliminary hearing be scheduled after at least 30 days to give attorneys time to prepare for the case. Gibson granted the request and scheduled the hearing for 1 p.m. May 19.
Geddings was arrested April 2 after his girlfriend’s daughter, identified as Addison Weast, died at University Medical Center of apparent head and spinal injuries, authorities have said.
Police said Addison was taken to St. Rose de Lima Hospital at 1:40 p.m. March 31. Her mother, 19-year-old Jaime Higgons, said Addison had fallen from her crib, but police said the severity of the injuries was inconsistent with that explanation.
Higgons told authorities her boyfriend was babysitting the toddler when the injury occurred, an arrest report said. Geddings told officers the girl had a seizure while she was in her playpen. He then said Addison had been playing near a wobbly chair in the backyard of his home, and that a full-sized acetylene gas cylinder fell on her.
Addison was taken from St. Rose de Lima Hospital to UMC's trauma unit for surgery. At the time the girl was transported her vital signs were stable, but UMC doctors discovered the child’s skull had been shattered above her right ear, causing hemorrhaging in her brain, police said.
According to the arrest report, Geddings didn't call 911 or make any calls for medical help.
Court records indicate Geddings has also been arrested in connection with the abuse and neglect of his own son.
The maximum sentence Geddings could receive on a child endangerment charge for his abuse of his son is a year in jail and a $2,000 fine. He was released from custody in July after posting $3,000 bail, court records show. He is currently being held in the Henderson Detention Center without bail.
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The two most henious crimes on the front page right now are by whites. Any chance we can lay off the racist rants now?
BIG TOUGH GUY... beatin on little, defenseless kids. I can only hope that many of the hardcore inmates that he ends up with have kids and despise child killers..
Goingbust why do you even need to bring up race at all?
Mother of child should be charged with leaving the defenseless baby with an animal. She knew about his past charges of abuse with his own child and then left this baby with him. She should be charged with the crime as well.
Because @jbonello, every single time there is a picture of a non white person in a crime article, there are many, many comments about how "typical" it is that a black or hispanic person did the crime. Goingbust is just trying to point out that no race should be judged entirely by the actions of some individuals. I'm glad he and others see the hypocrisy of some of the posters and hope they continue to bring it up. Have you @jbonello every complained when someone makes similar remarks when the suspect isn't white?
No matter what skin color, to hurt a child, should be hanged, or maybe accidentally fall out of his bed in jail. lol
There are a few regular posters on here who will, inevitably, sound off with some bigoted remarks ANY time a non White violates the law in any way. It gets tiring and it distracts from the real story.
I completly agree with all of you. Race should not be the subject of the discussions, I think that this piece of scum should pay a very high price for this heinous crime. My deepest condolences to that child's TRUE family.
i love how from the first comment on here isnt about this innocent baby who lost her life no matter what REALLY happened, but the race of the defendent.first clue your a non white who probly been tagged one of those non white offeners they so often point the finger at. turning this into what race he was by the way, leaves you wide open for others to start racist comments and since you brought it up and started it well lets state the obvouis every 9 out of 10 of these viscoius crimes happen by non whites leaving it such a un common factor that when it does its big news. im am in no way racist but statistics are what they are and im am stating what is only facts that these offenders have placed on themselves and others. and hearing others constintly using every situation to bash all other racist is old.
now back to what this story is really about, ADDISON, by the way her funeral is today "so may you go rest in peace beautiful angel." its so sickening to see that everyone is ready to jump to conclusions and believe everything you hear or read. wow. i dont know how many of you have been even following this story from the begining but i have. every news channel and paper has conerdicting information. oh okay as stated in the real police report she sustained ONE skull fracture behind her right ear, while its been said that she has 12 skull fractures, SBS, and beaten to death. well i dont know about you but how many of these child beating cause only a fracture behind the ear but no other injuries hmm, sounds consistant with one blow by blunt force trauma, which would happen if a 300 lbs tank falls over on anybody. just because he was stupid and failed to call 911 everyone is quick to jump to conclusions that he must be lying and 'BEAT HER TO DEATH.' I COULD GO ON ALL DAY STATING FACTS ABOUT THE CASE AND CONERDICTIONS BUT ILL STOP AT THIS MAIN POINT. but i can just imagine the things people will assume about me because i disagree with what others assume or think.
@alabama_mama He beat his own infant son and was to be sentenced in May. He is a time bomb that goes off! Why he was walking the streets after the first incident is nuts. Alot of people have Addison's blood on their hands. Shame on them all.
First of all @alabama_mama: It doesnt matter if you follow the story from the begginging or not. The tv is not going to tell anyone the whole story. I know the people involved. I am not friends with them, but this is besideds the point. Cody already had anger issues and he is a POS. He was awaiting to be sentenced in may for the abuse of his own son. He was charged with a felon, but pleaded guilty, so they were going to reduce it from child abuse to child neglect. But because of this, that plea bargain has been removed. This man should have never been left around children to begin with, and jamie, the mother, knew that. She knew what he was capabile of. I do not think that he honestly meant to kill her. But accident or not. He CHOSE to NOT call 911. In this, it is MURDER. It took the mother 20-30 mins to get home, then after seeing her daughter (who was unconcious and had the side of her head crushed) pick her daughter up, took her to the hospital and said "oh, she fell from her crib." She, in my eyes, is an accomplice to murder. She deserves to rot, just as he does. She didnt want anything to do with that poor baby girl. I am a mother, and first of all, if my spouse and I split, there is NO way I would let some new boyfriend babysit my child. ESPECIALLY ONE WITH PREVIOUS CHILD ABUSE/ NEGELCT CHARGES! How could a mother see her baby hurt and act like everything is okay to save her boyfriend? BS! She deserves to be charged too. My heart goes out to the father of that little girl. He is the one that is suffering now, not the mother. It's not fair, but at least your little girl isnt suffering anymore. You're in my prayers.. No parent should EVER have to burry their child. EVER. And for the parents, who shouldnt be parents, like Jamie. Need a serious reality check. Dont have babies if you dont want them, grow the F up and be responsible. I hope these two get the death penalty.
Hey Alabama, forgive me but you are an idiot... A 300 lb tank would not have given her 1 skull fracture, it would have crushed her head. We were at the hospital everyday, she had 12 skull fractures and other injuries.. He beat my Niece to death, there is NO WAY her injuries were an accident. Do not act as if you have any freaking idea what the family was told while she was fighting for her life. The doctors informed the family that she had been beaten for an hour, please do not think that the news has every detail...