Man sentenced for abandoning child after baseball Hall of Famer’s daughter gave beginning in woods

MANCHESTER, N.H. — A forty five-year-old New Hampshire man will spend not less than a 12 months in jail for endangering the lifetime of a new child child, after MLB Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Eckersley’s daughter gave beginning within the woods final 12 months throughout subfreezing temperatures.

George Theberge was sentenced on Monday after pleading responsible to the misdemeanor little one endangerment cost, having reached a cope with prosecutors, plus a further six months behind bars for a probation violation stemming from his arrest in January and a drug cost.

The child boy was left alone in a tent for greater than an hour on Dec. 26 because the temperature dipped to fifteen levels (minus 9.4 levels Celsius), authorities stated.

A police affidavit referred to Theberge because the boyfriend of the infant’s mom, Alexandra Eckersley, 26, who’s accused of abandoning her son with out warmth or correct clothes. She pleaded not responsible to expenses of assault, reckless conduct, and different counts, and was launched on bail. She awaits trial subsequent 12 months.

Eckersley’s lawyer stated her consumer didn’t know she was pregnant, gave beginning alone, referred to as 911, and led police to the infant. She stated Eckersley suffered medical problems. Since then, she stated Eckersley has completed rehabilitation applications, is sober, and sees her son on common visits.

The Eckersley household launched a press release on the time of her arrest saying that they had no prior data of Alexandra’s being pregnant. They stated she has suffered from “severe mental illness her entire life” and did their best to get her assist and assist.