Chadwick Leon Damon, a lifelong Marshall resident, was arraigned Thursday afternoon on one count of first degree child abuse for causing injuries to 4-year-old MacKenzie VandenHeede of South Kalamazoo Avenue in Marshall. Bond was set at $250,000 cash. The prosecutor's office indicated during the arraignment that Damon is also a suspect in the investigation into the homicide "of this same child," said the assistant prosecutor. Magistrate David Barnes in the arraignment said the offense date was July 4 though police were not called to the residence until July 12 when first responder Bill Hankinson found the child unresponsive and suffering from apparent head injuries. She was transferred via helicopter from Marshall to Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo where she died Tuesday, police said. For more details, see the Saturday, July 21 Marshall Chronicle.
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