KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Parkville, Missouri, man has been charged in connection with the 2024 death of his 2-month-old son.

Platte County prosecutors last week charged Adrian Horton with one count of first-degree endanger the welfare of a child.

According to court documents, Kansas City police officers were called to Children's Mercy Hospital on Oct. 26, 2024, to investigate an assault that occurred on Northwest Milrey Drive, near Northwest 80th Street in the Northland.

Detectives arrived at the hospital and were notified that the infant had sustained a brain bleed, along with multiple other severe injuries.

The child, identified by Kansas City police as Mateo Rideout, died on Nov. 5, 2024. The investigation was upgraded to a homicide.

Detectives interviewed the victim's mother, who stat

See Full Page