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Escambia Father Charged With Manslaughter After His One-Year-Old Drowns In Bathtub
May 24, 2024
An Escambia County man was charged Thursday after his one-year-old boy drowned in a bathtub.
Marc Anthony Basulto, 21, is charged with aggravated manslaughter involving the death of a child. He was booked into the county jail without bond.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to a cardiac arrest call involving the child on Shoal Creek Drive.
The ECSO said Basulto was alone in his home with his two children when he put his one-year-old in a bathtub with the water running. Investigators said Basulto then took medication and went to sleep in another room.
Two hours later, he was awakened by the sound of the other child crying, at which time he found the one-year-old victim unresponsive in the full and overflowing bathtub, deputies said.
The one-year-old was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
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12 Responses to “Escambia Father Charged With Manslaughter After His One-Year-Old Drowns In Bathtub”
Wait… A 21 year old man doesn’t understand that running water will fill up a tub and overflow?He then left the tub to fill with water while the one year old was in the tub. The tub was still filling so He took medication and fell asleep? He probably didn’t expect the outcome of his actions, but neither did that baby. The courts will serve justice, and let’s hope the families involved find closure. Sad for that Baby.
I am a relative of Marc Anthony Basulto and I will gladly state that he did not do this on purpose. The fact that you guys are willing to judge him based off a picture after a long night and lord knows what he went through in processing it just shows how simple minded many of you are, I do agree that in cases such as his the law should require him to get licenses to become a parent because as you will all come soon to find out he was was around very special care and medication his entire life. BUT IT WAS NOT MURDER , this guy was special ill say once again. couldn’t hurt a fly yet alone win a fight. He comes across like a surfer bro you meet at a beach and doesnt do drugs besides whats prescribed and legal.The entire family heard this news and immediately didn’t think murder.
Sounds like a story the jury won’t even believe! No one else does either!
Manslaughter?…..This is murder
@Tom…..I never said anything about a license to reproduce. I will help you understand as you seen to have seen difficulty with the basic principle of thought process. Certain qualifications must ne met to attain goals in life. Counseling before marriage is common so why not require parenting classes or show a method of support before bringing a child into the world?
Took his “medication” — right. More like got blasted on pills and let his child die because he’s a junky.
I could not imagine the pain that this family is going through right now… to lose such a precious child I have a two month old granddaughter and I could not imagine anything happening to her. It would be devastating and the look on this dude’s face really aggravates me no remorse. He actually looks like he doesn’t care so sad prayers for this family may God heal their broken hearts.
Prison justice will take care of this scum bag if our Judicial system doesn’t screw it up
A licensed to reproduce?! I think Rodney needs to go to the same cell.
Obviously there is a major problem !!! Take medication and go to sleep and let a child drown !!! So if convicted jail time probably won’t do yo any good because you will still have the issue of ignorance !! Oh and stupidity!! I personally don’t think there is any hope or fix it available for you!!!
We are required to have a license to drive, most professions have skills and aptitude tests to receive a license and we have to have a license to fish, yet the only requirement necessary to reproduce is the ability to do so.
Prison won’t even prepare you for the hell that awaits you!