The Brief
- A 19-year-old Rockford man has been charged eight months after his 5-month-old son died in Mount Prospect.
- Police said Kelvin Rudolph left the baby unattended in a bed for about seven hours without checking on him.
- The Cook County medical examiner determined the baby died from asphyxia caused by an unsafe sleep environment.
MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. – An Illinois man has been charged eight months after authorities say his 5-month-old son suffocated after being left unattended in a bed for about seven hours.
Father charged in son’s death
What we know:
Mount Prospect police said 19-year-old Kelvin Rudolph, of Rockford, was arrested Monday and charged with one felony count of endangering the welfare of a child resulting in death.
The charge stems from the Dec. 19, 2025, death of Rudolph’s 5-month-old son, Kai M. Moreno.
Police said officers were called to a home in the 500 block of North Elm Street at about 1:09 p.m. for a report of an unresponsive infant.…