HOWARD COUNTY An 18-year-old father has been arrested in connection with the death of his infant son in Howard County.

On Sunday, September 28, at approximately 1:47 p.m., Howard County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 7000 block of East 50 North, Greentown, on the report of an unresponsive infant.

Deputies arrived to find the infant already being treated by emergency medical personnel. The child was subsequently transported to Community Howard Regional Hospital. Despite life-saving efforts, the child, identified as Lucas Bieghler, was pronounced deceased by attending medical staff. The infant was later determined to be less than one month old.

Deputies secured the residence, and detectives conducted interviews, collected evidence, and coordinated with the corone

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