Hardin father pleads not guilty in death of 6-month-old son

BENTON, Ky. (AP) — A Hardin father has pleaded not guilty in the death of his 6-month-old son.

The Paducah Sun (http://bit.ly/1F3BGER) reports 30-year-old John Mikulich IV pleaded not guilty Monday on a wanton murder charge after his son died at Kosair Children’s Hospital in Louisville

Mikulich was arrested March 14 after Marshall authorities found the baby floating in a bathtub. The child survived for 11 days in a coma before being taken off life support.

At a preliminary hearing, Marshall County sheriff’s detective Matt Hillbrecht testified that Mikulich had been under the influence of some type of drug while watching the baby and his 2-year-old brother.

Hillbrecht says Mikulich changed his story several times when explaining why the baby was in the bathtub.

The charge of wanton murder carries a possible life sentence.

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Information from: The Paducah Sun, http://www.paducahsun.com

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