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Jul 1, 2009 2:21 pm US/Central

Man Charged With Shaking Stepson To Death

HASTINGS, Minn. (WCCO) ― The stepfather of a toddler who died in Maiden Rock, Wis. last week has been charged with shaking the child, resulting in mortal injuries.

According to the criminal complaint, 22-year-old Tylar Hokanson admitted to police officers that he had shaken the child after having an argument with the mother's sister.

According to the Pierce County Medical Examiner, Nicholas Miller, 17-months-old, died as a result of multiple blunt force injuries, including a subdural hematoma to the brain resulting in the loss of about 20 cc's off blood.

The charges state that Hokanson admitted to observing the boy's deteriorating condition in the aftermath of the shaking incident. The charges describe, in great detail, Nicholas Miller's loss of appetite, increasingly lethargy, frequent crying and sweatiness, and difficulty breathing.

Police asked Hokanson, who said the boy's mother alternates weeks of home care with the boy's biological father, if he suspected Miller's weakening condition might have been due to his earlier actions, and he said "To a point, yeah."

Nicholas Miller died after being taken to a hospital in Durand, Wis. on Tuesday, June 23.

Hokanson has been charged with one count of second-degree unintentional murder.

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