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Rapid City Man Facing Murder Charge In Toddler’s Death

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STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — A Rapid City man has been charged with murder in the death of a toddler in his care.

Twenty-eight-year-old Thomas Pentecost was arrested last Thursday after emergency responders were called to a Black Hawk home. He initially was charged with aggravated assault and attempted murder, but Meade County States’ Attorney Kevin Krull has upgraded the charge with the death of 21-month-old Bentley Bahr.

Police say Pentecost is the boyfriend of the child’s mother and was watching the boy while she was away. Authorities say Bentley suffered severe head trauma and was declared brain dead on Saturday. Sheriff Ron Merwin tells the Rapid City Journal that the boy was kept on life support until Monday, when his organs were donated.

Pentecost was scheduled to make a court appearance on Tuesday.

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