Charges Filed for Father of 1st-degree Reckless Homicide Suspect

The father of a reckless homicide suspect in Green Bay has now been charged.

FOX11 reports that 48-year-old David Vanderleest faces one count of obstruction and aiding a felon for claiming he was watching 2-year-old Leo Escalante when the child was found unresponsive and later died at a hospital.

21-year-old James Vanderleest, who faces 1st-degree reckless homicide charges in Escalante’s death, says his father was the one with the child at the time of the incident, which happened back in June…

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