POLSON – A 29-year-old Polson man has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault for violently shaking his 3-month-old daughter in February.
Christopher Huntsman entered his plea Wednesday in District Court. Prosecutors dropped charges of criminal endangerment and assault on a minor. Huntsman is scheduled to be sentenced on May 19.
Prosecutors say the mother of the infant came home on the afternoon of Feb. 9 and found her daughter lethargic and with bruises on her face. Investigators say Huntsman told them he shook the baby because she would not stop crying.
The infant was treated at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital in Spokane, Wash. Prosecutor Mark Russell says a neurological assessment showed no sign of permanent injury.
Prosecutors are recommending Huntsman be sentenced to 35 years with the Department of Corrections with 25 suspended.