MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ) – A man who faces two counts of chronic neglect of a child pleaded guilty in court on Monday.
Eduardo Gamez is being charged in connection to a toddler’s death, but neither he nor Jamie Schrank, who also pleaded not guilty to counts of chronic neglect of a child, are being specifically charged with the death of the boy.
Court records show that no trial date was set for Gamez and a plea hearing is set for January 31.
The toddler was in the care of Gamez and Schrank on July 28 when he suffered extensive bruising that later led to death.
The couple was smoking meth in their home around the three-year-old boy and their own five-year-old son on that day, according to the criminal complaint.
The boy was taken to a hospital for extensive internal and external injuries that he later died from.
According to the complaint, the couple’s son also had bruising that would indicate neglect and abuse.
