Man accused of causing 2-year-old’s death charged with reckless homicide

James Vanderleest, the Green Bay man accused of causing a 2-year-old’s death, was charged with first-degree reckless homicide on Wednesday.

He is also charged with obstructing an officer, and six counts of bail jumping.

Prosecutors say on June 22, Vanderleest was taking care of his ex-girlfriend’s two-year-old boy at a home on Alpine Drive in Green Bay when the child suffered life threatening injuries which James said came from a fall down the stairs…

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