MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee County medical examiners office ruled Wednesday that Mattasia Bowie, 3, died from blunt force injuries to her head.The 3-year-old girl died in Milwaukee earlier this month.It said methadone intoxication also contributed to the girl’s death this month in Milwaukee.Her mother has been charged with child neglect, and her mother’s boyfriend has been charged with child abuse.

CEDAR CITY — An infant police say was shaken and critically injured by his father — now a convicted felon — died two weeks ago after several months on life support. The death occurred just one day after another Cedar City child died from what police believe is another incidence of child abuse.

The (now) 11-month-old child was just a few months old when his grandmother found him not breathing at his father’s Cedar City residence. Police were contacted after she took him to Valley View Medical Center on Dec. 18, with severe internal injuries, which medical experts later concluded was consistent with shaken baby syndrome, according to court documents.

A 44-year-old Springville man is being held this morning in Redding on a $500,000 warrant charging him with molesting a girl over the course of several years. Malcolm Tecumseh Ridings was booked into the Shasta County jail after he was arrested in Tulare County earlier this week on a Shasta County warrant, Sgt. John Hubbard said. Hubbard said investigators have been working on the case since at least 2008. Ridings molested a young girl he knew over the course of several years, Hubbard said.

SALISBURY, Md.- A former Delmar, Md. man was sentenced to 35 years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing a child more than a decade ago. Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office Davis Ruark said that in February of this year, the Delmar Police Department received a report of sexual abuse that occurred in the late 1990s. The investigation was forward to S.A.R.A.H.’s house, the Wicomico County Child Advocacy Center. The now 25-year-old victim was interviewed and disclosed that she had been repeatedly sexually abuse by Thomas Edward Ingram from January 1997 January until August 1998. The victim came forward in January after viewing a program about sexual abuse, according to Ruark.

Tampa, FL – The beastly 340 pound pile of excrement you see to the left is 39-year-old Jimmy George Clarke. Just lookin’ at his sweaty face is enough to produce bile in the back of my throat – knowing the story behind the mugshot makes it taste that much worse. Police have reason to believe that the man with three first names has been diddlin’ three young relatives, ages 14, 10 and 7, for quite some time. Aside from the alleged diddlin’, which included *gag* intercourse, police say Clarke took it upon himself to give the oldest girl a thorough breast and cervical exam every month for the past year and a half.

Madison, MS – Since I seem to be on a roll with bizarro mugshots this a.m., I figured I’d throw a couple more your way. Allow me to introduce 52-year-old Lisa Pierce and her son(?), Keyes Pierce. Not a lot of information on this one, but the hobbit and her girlish-looking spawn were arrested after officers from the Madison Police Department and members of the Attorney General’s Internet Crimes Against Children unit conducted a search of their home and computers last Tuesday. I’m assuming they found exactly what they were looking for because junior has been booked on four counts of possession of child pornography. Bond for 28-year-old Keyes has been set at $1 million.

Murfreesboro, TN – Police say a violent sex offender with a lengthy criminal history has been arrested after reportedly sticking his tongue down the throat of an 11-year-old girl. That lengthy criminal history includes a manslaughter charge and various sex crimes – one being the aggravated sexual battery of a 12-year-old girl. Oh yeah, sounds like boyfriend material to me. As far as his latest arrest is concerned, police say Jody Lee Lindsey met a woman on some sort of chat line and recently visited with her and two young daughters in Rutherford County.

FAIRFIELD, Calif. — Monica McCarrick, 28, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of murder, accused of using a sword to stab her twin 3-year-old daughters to death, nearly decapitating one of them, before attempting using the sword to slash her own throat and wrists and setting a closet on fire. Firefighters found McCarrick and the bodies of her two dead children Tuesday evening after responding to reports of a fire in McCarrick’s apartment. She allegedly placed Lily and Tori’s bodies against the front door to prevent anyone from gaining access inside. She was taken to John Muir Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

Jacksonville, FL – On October 5, 21-year-old Leendra Dasher called the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Department to report her 15-month-old daughter missing. Dasher told police she had last laid eyes on her baby when she put her to bed at about 11:00 p.m., and that she and the child had been alone in the apartment. She stated that she was a light sleeper and had not been awakened by any strange sounds that evening. Also, two door locks, one only accessible from inside the home, had been locked since 3:00 p.m. Shortly after arriving at Dasher’s apartment, police found the child inside Dasher’s locked vehicle in the parking lot – she had been stuffed into a nylon Puma gym bag.

TARGET & WALMART: Dangerously high levels of lead have been found in children’s products sold at Walmart and Target stores across the country, according to a California based consumer group. The Center for Environmental Health, which commissioned the tests, found lead exceeding allowable levels in Walmart products such as toy boxing gloves, toy foam jewelry beads and green and yellow beanbag chairs for toddlers. At Target, the center said it found two chairs with high lead levels, one of which had 70 times the legal limit for lead. Target has agreed to remove the chairs from its stores, according to the consumer group. Walmart is stopping sales of the producers in California and from Walmart.com and will “investigate the matter further,” according to Walmart officials.

A former South Strabane Township man accused of assaulting his 5-month-old son and the boy’s 5-year-old sister waived his case to court Wednesday after some of the charges were withdrawn by the prosecution. Keith Anthony Long, 25, formerly of 354 Country Club Road, is being held for court on two counts of child endangerment and one count each of reckless endangerment and aggravated assault. Charges of simple assault, reckless endangerment and harassment filed in connection with the assault on the girl were withdrawn. Charges were filed last month by South Strabane police. Long told police that he will reside with his father in Bradford if he is released on bond. The infant remains at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, said Assistant District Attorney Traci McDonald.

CHICAGO (STMW) – Police are looking for a man believed to be in his 60s who sexually abused a girl in a North Side Target store on Thursday. According to a Community Alert from Rogers Park District police, about 5:25 p.m. on Thursday, the man entered the store at 2112 W. Peterson Ave., which is a Target store. Once inside, the man spoke with the victim and her mother in the food court. The mother and her children went on to shop, with the man walking in another direction. The man approached the girl, the alert said, and inappropriately touched her genital area over her clothing.

LITTLE ROCK — A Conway man was arrested Sunday night on accusations he physically abused his two-year-old nephew, causing injuries that required hospitalization. Willie Lockett Jr., 21, is charged with first-degree battery in the assault, which reportedly caused substantial bruising to the boy’s face, arms, legs and buttocks. Authorities were called about 9:30 p.m. to 1290 East German Lane, but Lockett was gone when they arrived, Conway Police Department Officer Chris Harris said. He was located and arrested in a nearby neighborhood after police set up a perimeter in the area.

PA–A Fayette County man will stand trial for allegedly head-butting his infant son. According to police, Phillip Silvers abused his son while the boy’s mother was out in August. Silvers is charged with aggravated assault and child endangerment. A police report said Silvers admitted to head-butting his baby on two separate occasions because the baby was crying. The infant was taken to Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh where he was treated for fractured legs and other bruises.