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May 8, 2012

The New Orleans Police Department – Public Information Office

Biological Father Booked With First Degree Murder of His 2 Month Old Daughter in Gert/> Town/>/>

Micah Short, 21 was booked today with First Degree Murder of his 2 month old daughter.  The infant died yesterday morning.  The incident took place at approximately 8:00am inside of a home in the 3300 block of

Short and his wife arrived at the hospital with their daughter and initially said Mr. Short struck the baby’s head on the crib after tripping over a box.  The baby expired after several attempts to resuscitate her at the hospital. 

During questioning, Micah Short admitted that he lied about the incident and confessed that he became angry with his daughter and struck her because of her excessive crying.

Yesterday, Micah Short was booked with Second Degree Cruelty to his 2 month old baby and Domestic Abuse Battery to his wife in an incident that occurred March of this year. 

Today, the Coroner conducted an autopsy of the baby and classified the death as a Homicide due to Blunt Force Trauma to the baby’s head. 

Subsequently, Micah Short was additionally booked with First Degree Murder.      

Child Abuse Detective Nakeisha Barnes is in charge of the investigation. 

Citizens with information about this crime is asked to call CRIMESTOPPERS at 822-1111 or toll-free 1-877-903-STOP(7867) or Text your crime tip to C-R-I-M-E-S (274637), Text TELLCS then your crime information.  You could receive a cash reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the person(s) responsible. You do not have to give your name nor testify to receive the reward.   Citizens can also submit an anonymous tip online to CRIMESTOPPERS at www.crimestoppersgno.org.

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Any person who, after the commission of a felony, shall harbor, conceal, or aid the offender, knowing or having reasonable ground to believe that he has committed the felony, and with the intent that he may avoid or escape from arrest, trial, conviction, or punishment shall be charged with R.S. 14:25; Relative to Accessories After the Fact. 

An accessory after the fact may be tried and punished, notwithstanding the fact that the principal felon may not have been arrested, tried, convicted, or amenable to justice.  

Whoever becomes an accessory after the fact shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both; provided that in no case shall his punishment be greater than one-half of the maximum provided by law for a principal offender.  

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Officer Garry Flot