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ORLANDO, Fla. - A man will remain jailed while awaiting trial for first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in the 2021 death of his three-month-old son on Merritt Island.

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Donovan B. Winter, 26, will remain jailed while awaiting trial for first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in the 2021 death of his infant son, Ryder Winter, on Merritt Island.

Winter and his ex-wife, Belle L. Winter, 23, were indicted by a Brevard County Grand Jury on July 17, 2025, and both have pleaded not guilty.

Investigators say Ryder died from multiple blunt-force head injuries; his parents reportedly struggled to console him as he cried, with evidence including angry text messages.

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Winter was arrested June 17, 2025, in DeLand; Bell

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