Topeka man charged in death of 16-month-old boy

Dustin Kelley has been charged in relation to the death of a 16-month-old child in Topeka. (Photo Courtesy/Shawnee County Department of Corrections)

by: Matthew Self

Posted: Jan 24, 2023 / 03:55 PM CST

Updated: Jan 24, 2023 / 03:59 PM CST

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Charges have been formally filed by the Shawnee County District Attorney against a man accused of murder in the first degree involving an infant.

Dustin Kelley was arrested on Jan. 12 by the Topeka Police Department in relation to a murder investigation launched after a 16-month old child died at a local hospital. On Jan. 19, the Shawnee County District Attorney’s Office filed charges of:

Murder in the first degree
Abuse of a child; shaking a child
Aggravated endangering of a child

As of Jan. 24, Kelley is being held in the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on a $1 million bond. His next court date is set for Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. for a criminal assignment docket.