CANTON, Ohio - Police say a baby was killed when it was struck in the head with a ceramic coffee mug during a dispute between the baby?s mother and father on Tuesday.
Canton Police say they responded to the Akron?s Children Hospital at about 2 a.m. for a baby with a serious head injury.
Police say they learned nearly 2-month-old Zeeland Grove was struck in the head with a ceramic coffee mug thrown during a dispute between Zeeland?s mother and father.
Zeeland was pronounced dead at about 11:30 a.m.
Anthony Grove, 34, has been charged with Murder, Child Endangering and Domestic Violence.
"Shocking, he loved that baby," said next door neighbor Edwin Davis who said he had been drinking with Grove earlier in the night.
"He was over here, then he went home and I guess they got into an argument," Davis said. "He was so happy to see the baby getting ready to come home and then tragedy happens."
Grove got out of jail just last month after serving time for theft but when he failed to appear in court a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Now he's behind bars.