Devin Bennet is an inmate on death row
in the state of Mississippi.
Crime
Master Sergeant Rodney Eriksen
(“Sergeant Eriksen”) of the Madison Police Department went to the
hospital to obtain statements from Brandon's parents. Brandon's
mother told him that she and Bennett did not live together, and that
Brandon had been alone with Bennett on the night he was injured.
Sergeant Eriksen asked Bennett to accompany him and Sergeant John
Chance to the police station to give a statement. Bennett
provided Sergeant Eriksen several conflicting versions of the
incident. When Sergeant Eriksen asked how Brandon could have
flung himself out of his car seat onto the floor, Bennett changed his
story and claimed the car seat fell to the floor. Later, he
changed his story again to say that he accidently kicked the car seat
off the bed onto the floor while he was sleeping. Eventually,
Bennett admitted to Sergeant Eriksen that he shook Brandon, claiming
it was an effort to elicit a response from his unresponsive child.
Bennett stated, “[y]eah, I shook him ․ I shook him too hard.”
However, Bennett maintained he was not trying to hurt Brandon, but
rather was just trying to wake him. Sergeant Eriksen also
questioned Bennett as to why he took Brandon to River Oaks instead of
the Richland Police Department, one of the two fire stations, or the
Baptist Medical Clinic which were all within one mile of his home.
Bennett responded that it did not take long to get to the hospital,
just ten or twenty minutes.
His victim was Brandon Allen Bennett, his infant son.
His victim was Brandon Allen Bennett, his infant son.
Address
Devin Bennet L4820
Mississippi State Penitentiary Unit 29
Post Office Box 1057
Parchman, MS 38738
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