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Man Allegedly Threw Toddler Across Room, Killing Him

AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say a man charged with murder in the death of his girlfriend's 2-year-old son threw the child across a room, likely slamming his head on a bed frame, and waited two hours to call 911.

An arrest affidavit says 30-year-old Theodore Madrid told Aurora police that he was drunk and high on marijuana Jan. 5 when the toddler, Caden Rodgers, was injured.

Madrid was charged Monday with first-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death. He is being held in the Arapahoe County jail without bond.

The Aurora Sentinel reports that police say Madrid told them he became angry when the boy didn't want to wrestle with him any more and threw him out of frustration.

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