A man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of his girlfriend's daughter in November, authorities said yesterday.
Travis Christopher Lemmond, 20, was charged Monday with first-degree murder and felony child abuse inflicting serious bodily injury in the death of Lilly Grace Crowell, who was 21 months old, according to the Davidson County Sheriff's Office and court records.
Lemmond was caring for Lilly when she was injured, the indictment says.
Lilly's birth certificate identifies her mother as Hannah Colby Crowell.
Sheriff's deputies arrested Lemmond in Mineral Springs.
Lilly was taken to Lexington Memorial Hospital on Nov. 20, the sheriff's office said. Doctors attempted to revive the child, but were not successful.
Lilly had a blunt-force injury to her head that resulted in severe bleeding around her brain, the back of her eyes and within an optic nerve, according to one of the indictments against Lemmond.
Investigators took the case to the district attorney's office after they received the final autopsy report.
Lemmond was being held last night in the Davidson County Jail. with no bond allowed.
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Journal reporter John Hinton and Journal researcher Julie Harris contributed to this article.
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