BY KEITH EPPS
A Stafford County man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of his infant son just over a month ago.
Jason Wade Andre, 31, was arrested late Thursday after being indicted by a Stafford grand jury this week, Sheriff's spokesman Bill Kennedy said.
He is accused of causing the injuries that resulted in the death of his 7-week-old son, who police said died from shaken baby syndrome.
Andre is charged with second-degree murder, aggravated malicious wounding, child neglect, possessing a firearm as a felon, intent to manufacture marijuana and possession of marijuana.
He is being held at the Rappahannock Regional Jail under no bond.
According to police and court records, a deputy went to 6 Beech Drive in North Stafford in response to a call about a child having difficulty breathing.
The deputy performed CPR until rescue workers arrived and took the child to Stafford Hospital Center. He was then flown to Inova Fairfax Hospital, where he died a few days later.
An affidavit for a search warrants states that authorities found red stains in the infant's crib when they arrived.
When they asked Andre about the stains, he told police that the baby had spit up the red substance earlier while the child's grandmother was watching him.
He then told police that the child was put to bed without medical attention being sought, the affidavit states.
The father told police that he woke up just before 2 a.m. to feed the baby because he was crying.
Doctors at Inova Fairfax determined that the baby's injuries were consistent with shaken baby syndrome.
A subsequent search of the home turned up guns and marijuana. Andre has three prior felony convictions and is not allowed to have a gun, court records state.
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