Police have arrested a 32-year-old Lincoln man on suspicion of felony child abuse resulting in the death of a 22-month-old boy, who died Friday morning after he was hospitalized Sunday, according to authorities.
Joshua Tackett was already being held at the Lancaster County Jail on two weapons charges relating to the case.
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Police arrested Tackett on Tuesday for the weapons charges, both felonies, and cited him Friday on suspicion of the child abuse charge, the Lincoln Police Department said in a news release.
In court records, investigators said the child's mother, a 30-year-old woman, brought the unresponsive boy to a Lincoln hospital with "numerous bruises and injuries to his body," Sunday afternoon.
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Hospital staff later told police that the boy had suffered "significant injuries" and was taken by helicopter to an Omaha hospital in critical condition. He died of his injuries Friday, LPD said.
The boy's mother told police she had noticed numerous bruises and injuries on his body since she began dating Tackett in January, investigators said in court records.
Tackett is not the child's father. He lived with the boy, his mother and three other children — who have since been taken into state custody — at an apartment near Seventh and G streets, according to criminal and juvenile court filings.Â
Tackett's mom was charged with a felony for alleged tampering with evidence in the case. The Journal Star detailed the investigation into Tackett in a story Thursday.
It's unclear if the boy's mother will face charges.
The 10 tallest buildings in Lincoln
10. Wells Fargo Center
The Wells Fargo building is listed at 148 feet tall by Emporis, although a 1976 Journal Star article lists the height at 173 feet.
9. Terminal Building
The Terminal Building at 10th and O was built in 1916. It is 10 stories and 150 feet tall.
8. Georgian Place
Georgian Place (pictured facing northeast) houses a portion of the downtown YMCA at 11th and P Streets. The apartment building is 11 stories tall and 152 feet. It was built in 1926.
7. University Towers
University Towers, originally known as the Stuart Building, is 13 floors and 158 feet tall. It was completed in 1929. It stands at 13th and P streets.
6. Abel Hall
Abel Residence Hall at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is estimated to be 161 feet tall.
5. Sharp Building
The Sharp Building, 206 S. 13th St., is 16 floors and 166 feet tall. It was built in 1927.
4. Graduate Hotel
The Graduate Hotel at 9th and P streets is an estimated 198 feet tall.
3. U.S. Bank building
The U.S. Bank building was built in 1969 at 13th and M streets. It is 20 stories tall and 220 feet high.
2. Lied Place
Lied Place Residences is a 20-story retail, office and residential project on the north side of the Que Place Garage at 12th and Q streets. The building is 250 feet tall.
1. State Capitol
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The Capitol stays Lincoln's tallest building because the Lincoln Municipal Code puts height restrictions on structures within the Capitol Environs District.
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A Kansas City, Missouri, native, Andrew Wegley joined the Journal Star as breaking news reporter after graduating from Northwest Missouri State University in May 2021.
