CHARITON COUNTY, Mo. — Additional charges have been filed, due to the death of a Keytesville child at a Columbia Hospital.
On July 13, 2015, the Chariton County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call of an unresponsive 2-year-old female found in a private swimming pool in Keytesville. The child was taken to a hospital in Columbia in critical condition.
The step-father, Jessie J. Patino, 21, and mother, Kynzie M. Patino, 19, of Keytesville were charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
On July 18, 2015, the 2-year-old female was pronounced dead at the Columbia Hospital. Jessie and Kynzie Patino have each been charged with involuntary manslaughter and are held in the Chariton County Jail with bond set at $7,500 each.