Father Found Guilty in Illinois Infant’s Sudden Death

Father found guilty in Illinois infant’s sudden death

A jury has found a Highland, Illinois father guilty of causing injuries that led to his infant son’s sudden death, reportedly from shaken baby syndrome.

Man Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder in Infant's Death

EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine said Thursday that a jury found Dustin Shires, a 41-year-old man from Highland, guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his 3-month-old son, Jameson Shires, after a trial in Edwardsville that began Feb. 3.The verdict came after a trial lasting more than a week that included extensive testimony from multiple medical experts. The jury deliberated for about three hours, Haine said.Param…