East Texas Boy Dies from Alleged Child Abuse Injuries

HARRISON COUNTY – After a 5-year-old boy died from injuries sustained during a suspected child abuse case in East Texas, the Harrison County District Attorney’s Office may upgrade charges to murder punishable by the death penalty or life in prison. According to our news partner KETK, when deputies arrived at the house of Danielle Faulkner and her boyfriend Larry Prudhomme, investigators were told the child fell off their porch causing him to have a seizure and trouble breathing. While treating the boy, EMS noticed he was extremely bruised all over his body and told deputies that they didn’t feel the amount of bruising was consistent with falling off the porch.

Faulkner and Prudhomme were both arrested and booked into the Harrison County Jail. They were originally charged for Injury to a child causing serious bodily injury 1st-degree felony. As a result of the child’s death, the Harrison County District Attorney’s Office is seeking to upgrade the charges to murder or capital murder. Bond has been set at 1 million dollars each.