$1 million bond set for Knoxville man charged in 3-month-old son’s death

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knoxville man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his three-month-old son appeared in court on Monday.

Adrien Dokes, 18, has been charged with first-degree murder in the perpetration of aggravated child abuse and his bond has been set at $1 million.

Officers responded to an apartment on Forestal Drive on Sept. 11 after receiving a report of an unresponsive infant. Officers noted injuries around the jawline of the three-month-old boy. The child died at the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital just after midnight on Sept. 12…

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