MANITOWOC – A warrant has been issued for Lavell L. Nance after he missed a hearing in the Manitowoc County Circuit Court on charges of abusing a child who died in 2022.
The preliminary hearing was set for June 11. After he failed to appear, Judge Jerilyn Dietz authorized a warrant for his arrest.
Nance is facing child abuse charges after further investigation into the 2022 death of a 3-year-old child.
A new criminal complaint filed in August claims the child died from physical abuse.
Nance, 41, was initially arrested Nov. 10, 2022, after the investigation. He was charged with felony possession of designer drugs with intent to sell, felony maintain drug trafficking place and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.
In a plea and sentencing hearing Aug. 22, 2023, the last two charges were dismissed. His sentence was withheld, and he was given three years of probation.
He was arrested Aug. 25 and has been charged with physical abuse of a child, repeated acts with a high probability of great bodily harm. He was held at the Manitowoc County Jail until Feb. 20, when Judge Jerilyn Dietz amended his bond to a $10,000 signature bond.
His preliminary hearing has been rescheduled 15 times, with most of them being rescheduled because of a lack of a public defender to take his case. As of June 12, he is represented by attorney Odalo Joseph Ohiku from Milwaukee.
Contact Alisa M. Schafer at aschafer@usatodayco.com.
This article originally appeared on Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter: Warrant issued for Manitowoc man in child death case
Reporting by Alisa M. Schafer, Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter / Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter
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