MANITOWOC (WTAQ-WLUK) – Eduardo Gamez was convicted in connection with the death of a 3-year-old child.
Gamez, 48, entered an Alford plea Wednesday to one count of chronic neglect of a child, consequence is death. Sentencing is set for April 22, court records show.
In an Alford plea, he maintains his innocence but acknowledges the state has enough evidence to get a conviction.
Jamie Schrank, 39, faces similar charges. She returns to court April 6 for a scheduling conference.
In the complaint, doctors say the bruises left on the boy were point to “rough handling,” and doctors suspect the boy was being abused and neglected. It happened when Gamez and Schrank were babysitting the three-year-old boy while his mom was at work in July of 2018.
According to the criminal complaint, the two smoked meth while the boy and their five-year-old son were in the home July 28. The boy was taken to the hospital for internal and external injuries, where he died later that night. The complaint also says their son had bruises that indicate abuse and neglect.
