Death of 10-week-old Austintown infant ruled a homicide

AUSTINTOWN TWP., Ohio - More serious charges are expected against an Austintown man now that the death of a ten-week-old boy has been ruled a homicide.
The Summit County Medical Examiner has determined that Roger E. Wilson died from complications due to head trauma caused by being shaken and struck on an object.
The infant died Sunday at Akron Children’s Hospital where he had been since April 26.
The child’s father, 34-year-old Nicholas Tigges of Austintown, has been held in the Mahoning County jail on $500,000 bond since his arrest in April on charges of endangering children, felonious assault, and domestic violence.
That case was still being considered by the Mahoning County Grand Jury when the infant died.
The prosecutor's office will now look to send additional charges to the grand jury.
A social worker for the hospital told police that suspect, Tigges stated while he was putting the twins to bed a few hours prior to the incident, his son was acting "fussy" and "making weird noises."
According to the police report, Tigges stated that after he laid his son down, he began to doze off when the noises began to get worse. Upon checking up on his son, he noticed his head was swollen.
Police say doctors advised that the boy had five skull fractures and two brain bleeds, further stating that this appeared to be non-accidental trauma. EMTs told police that they observed additional trauma to the boy's groin region, as well as visible bruising at the
The child’s mother, 29-year-old Kaitlyn Wilson, faces two counts of child endangering charges filed in connection with the investigation into the treatment of the boy and his twin sister.