{"id":4424,"date":"2026-04-09T05:19:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=4424"},"modified":"2026-04-09T05:19:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:19:03","slug":"minnesota-dad-busted-after-infant-son-suffocated-under-weighted-blanket-while-he-yapped-on-discord-for-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=4424","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota dad busted after infant son suffocated under weighted blanket, while he yapped on Discord for hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" 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Dept.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Morningstar allegedly told cops he was wearing headphones in a separate bedroom and chatting away on Discord while his son\u2019s temperature rose to a staggering 104.7 degrees before he died, court papers said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m thinking in my head, like five hours, huh,\u201d he told cops of the fatal incident.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI really do wish I would have checked on him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morningstar said he put his son down for a nap at 11 a.m. on Oct. 1, 2025 and alerted police after finding him unresponsive and overheated under the weighted blanket around 3:55 p.m., the complaint said.<\/p>\n<p>First responders attempted life-saving efforts, but the child was ruled died at a local hospital.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Baby Remington suffocated under a weighted blanket while his father was allegedly in another room yapping with friends on Discord. <span class=\"credit\">Legacy.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Police said the brainless dad put the baby down for a nap and didn\u2019t check on him for nearly five hours. <span class=\"credit\">Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The careless father allegedly told authorities the infant had a history of fevers and colic that led to multiple hospital visits, explaining he started using the heavy bedding months earlier to keep the boy from crying and moving his legs.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the victim\u2019s bed was covered with several weighted blankets, weighing just under 20 pounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The child\u2019s devastated mother reported her husband had previously left their child alone, fully covered with a king-sized blanket, about a month earlier \u2013 after admitting he had forgotten about the baby while playing video games, according to the complaint, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>He is being held in the Blue Earth County Jail and is due back in court on April 16. <span class=\"credit\">Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A medical examiner determined the boy likely died from asphyxia caused by compression from the weighted blanket, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>Morningstar was charged with second-degree manslaughter.<\/p>\n<p>He is being held in the Blue Earth County Jail and is due back in court on April 16.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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