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Police search for Kearney man accused of severely injuring child
Police are looking for a Kearney man who investigators say is responsible for severely injuries a one-year-old girl.
Sunday, September 10th 2023, 10:08 PM CDT
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Jacob Ellingson, 24, of Kearney. Courtesy: Kearney Police Department
KEARNEY, Neb. — Police are looking for a Kearney man who investigators say is responsible for severely injuring a one-year-old girl.
Kearney Police say they received a report of the girl having trouble breathing while she was on the way to a hospital Friday morning. According to a news release, the girl was flown by medical helicopter to Children’s Hospital in Omaha.
After talking with doctors, investigators obtained an arrest warrant for 24-year-old Jacob Ellingson for felony child abuse. Police are actively looking for him and consider him a fugitive from justice. Anyone with knowledge of Ellingson’s whereabouts are asked to contact police.