Father acquitted of top charge after baby’s 2024 death inside Staten Island apartment

Infant death investigation

In this May 2, 2024 photo, Jenice Lightfoot, second from left, and Leonard Thompson, far right, are arraigned in Criminal Court in connection with the death of their infant son. Jan Somma-Hammel

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A West Brighton father indicted in the 2024 death of his infant son has been acquitted by a judge of the top counts, and found guilty of a misdemeanor charge.

The defendant, Leonard Thompson, 38, opted for a bench trial in lieu of a jury.

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