WENTWORTH – Luther Martin, the 18-year-old man charged with killing his girlfriend’s infant son, could face the death penalty if convicted, according to a ruling Monday morning in Rockingham County Superior Court.
Martin is charged in the June 19 death of 11-month-old Antonio Devon Bridges. Martin was staying with the child’s mother, Jamica Woodard, in the Mar Gre Motel in Eden. According to court documents, Woodard stepped outside the room to smoke a cigarette and returned to find her son unresponsive.
Preliminary autopsy results show the infant died of blunt force trauma to the abdomen and skull.
The court agreed with Assistant District Attorney Julia Hejazi in seeking the death penalty. Martin’s attorney requested bail, which was denied.
“The state opposes bond, considering the injuries sustained by the child, a lacerated liver and a fractured skull, and that Martin was out on pretrial release at the time of the child’s death,” Hejazi said.
Martin’s next court date is August 25.
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