BRONX FATHER GUILTY IN THE BEATING DEATH OF TWO YEAR OLD SON
Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson announced today the conviction of a 28-year-old Bronx man in the beating death of his two year old son in March 2005.
Angelo Vanterpool, of 2766 Barnes Avenue, pled guilty to one count of Manslaughter in the 1st degree in the death of Vision Reddick. Under terms of the agreement, Vanterpool will be sentenced to a term of 18 years imprisonment when he appears before State Supreme Court Justice Steven Paynter on Wednesday, April 9, 2009 in Part T-9.
Vanterpool abruptly agreed to plead guilty to manslaughter at the conclusion of jury selection shortly before opening arguments and testimony were to begin.
On March 29, 2005, the baby’s mother left the toddler, Vanterpool’s biological son, in the defendant’s care in the apartment that he was sharing with his current girlfriend. Vanterpool became angry during his son’s visit when the little boy wet the couch. Vanterpool admitted beating the child causing bruising on his body and face and recklessly causing his death.
According to the Medical Examiner the cause of death was “blunt force trauma, followed by submersion”. The first firefighter to respond to the defendant’s 911 call found the toddler was wet and had just been removed from the bathtub.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Miriam Sanni, of the Child Abuse / Sex Offense Bureau, and Assistant District Attorney Adam Oustacher of the Gangs/ Major Case Bureau.
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