7 hours at a bar = one dead child
Cops: Jeffco baby died after dad left, went to bar:
23-year-old Joseph Trujillo of Jefferson County, Colorado allegedly went and drank at a bar for 7 hours. That’s a monumental amount of drinking. The problem was he was supposed to be watching his girlfriend’s five month old baby at home. So to put two and two together the baby was at home alone while Trujillo was getting his drink on.
Unfortunately the baby died. The details of the baby’s death have been sealed.
Trujillo is not the baby’s father.
Now I know you’re thinking where was the mother. She’s got a legitimate reason for not being there as she is serving our country in the military overseas.
Can you imagine being thousands of miles from home in a war zone finding out that your child has died due to the neglect of your boyfriend who thought 7 hours at a bar while your infant was home alone.
It’s unfathomable.
Thanks to Kim for the tip.
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January 24th, 2010 at 7:10 pm
I still blame the mother. The baby is five months old? She is overseas? Why the hell was this STRANGER watching her baby? Where is the baby’s dad? This child should not have been with some dude she obviously barely knows. Who goes overseas and leaves their baby with a man they have only been dating a short time?
January 24th, 2010 at 9:18 pm
Someone who has no other choice for childcare during a deployment. Please do not attempt to shift blame from the person who was supposed to be taking care of the child, especially to attack a single parent soldier. Yes, she might not have picked the best person to watch the baby, but she might have also had no choice in caretakers, and still had to deploy. She didn’t make him go out drinking at the bar for 7 hours and leave the baby home alone.
January 24th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
I agree! This woman was serving our country, it’s not like she was on vacation in the Mediterranean. And, chances are, she was already a solder before she got pregnant and was granted maternity leave to have the baby. Of course she’d have no choice but to go back after the baby was born if she hadn’t completed her enlisted time whether or not she could find a decent caretaker for her child.
This waste of oxygen should be thrown in prison for life.
January 27th, 2010 at 1:47 am
I am sure she could have got discharged based on need to be home. Or she could have given her child to people who could actually care for it..
January 27th, 2010 at 9:18 am
Considering that Trujillo was the baby’s father, that is unlikely. The baby was left with his father. The mother would have been able to prove that he was unfit, and that takes time she likely didn’t have before leaving (if she was even aware that he was unfit). Even if she left the baby with her mother (as an example) the father would have been allowed visitation while she was away, or even if she stayed. The end results could easily have been the same.
January 27th, 2010 at 9:20 am
Sorry, meant to say “unless the mother was able to prove he was unfit, but that takes time she likely didn’t have before shipping out.”
January 26th, 2010 at 6:13 pm
This story is wrong who ever wrote this needs to get there facts straight Joe is the babies dad (biologically) he just got custody of his son like a week before this tragidy i know him an there is something missing in this story because i really cant imagine him leaving his son he was so proud he was getting custody and he really loved him i know there has to be something missing
January 26th, 2010 at 6:45 pm
Okay – first of all: tragedy not tragidy. Also, PUNCTUATION!!! Are you 3??? And what fuck difference does it make if he was the bio-dad or not?? He was out partying and a baby (his or not) that HE was responsible for is dead. You are right. Something is missing – your fucking brain cells. Now, scamper off to find them. As small as they are, you shouldn’t let them wander off.
January 31st, 2010 at 2:26 am
April,
so glad that you can spell and correct my mistakes thank you!!! hope that makes you feel better about yourself…
January 31st, 2010 at 2:08 am
ok let me spell this out for you he was the babies father not a stranger and how dare you this woman is fighting for your country how are you going to blame her why dont you fight then maybe she wouldnt have to please dont be dumb there are no facts in the case that we know yet but the 1 fact is adrian’s mom is NOT TO BLAME
January 24th, 2010 at 9:20 pm
Let’s give the mother the benefit of the doubt: he was perfectly sane and good Dad until she left -where the &^%$ was everyone else? Did no one notice this guy wasn’t fit to care for a baby?
We could assume, that even if its not his child, he’s been with the mom for years and years. She cheated and he forgave her. It *could* be (highly unlikely)
January 24th, 2010 at 9:30 pm
This article states that Joseph Trujillo is the father of the baby
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2010/01/22/crimesider/entry6129174.shtml
January 24th, 2010 at 9:49 pm
It also says there was a live-in Grandma in that article, janedoe. Leaves me to wonder if the baby was supervised.
January 24th, 2010 at 11:10 pm
im wondering the same thing myself. it sounds like there was an adult present. it makes me wonder if this is just tragedy…that dad left the babe in the care of grandma, it got late, she went to bed and when dad got home, baby was dead. granted, 7 hours at a bar sounds like…holy shit…but thinking back to my girlfriends birthday last year, we got to the bar at 7pm, had dinner and didnt leave till closing…thats 7 hours. im wondering if there is somethng thats not being said by the news, and that may be the possibility considering they arrested him. im gonna keep and eye on this one
January 25th, 2010 at 8:59 am
The article in the Denver paper stated the grandma who lived in the same apartment worked afternoons & evenings. When she got home from work & saw that her son wasn’t home, she assumed he had taken the baby somewhere, and so she went to bed. She woke up to the sound of her son crying & found him holding the dead baby. She’s been interviewed & is not being held at fault at all by the authorities. She’s completely devastated. This lies solely on the father.
January 25th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
then i completely agree that this “father” is an asshole imho…. i didnt see that article..thanks lirpa
January 24th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
I am stunned. While this woman was serving her country, NO ONE cared enough about her 5 month old, to watch him? And who the hell drinks for 7 hours???
January 25th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
http://www2.counton2.com/cbd/news/crime/article/deputies_baby_left_alone_dies_father_out_drinking/105855/
The baby wasn’t in the crib when she got home?? Where in the fuck was the baby?? On the bed? In the bathtub??? Something is missing.
January 25th, 2010 at 1:55 pm
http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-baby-death-012110,0,7029265.story
pics of the baby in the video
January 25th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
This article states that he is the father.
http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2010/01/joseph_trujillo_mile_high_murd.php
January 25th, 2010 at 2:32 pm
April, I agree about the grandma. Regardless of what she assumed she could have still checked around. The baby never cried, if it was alone and she was there? Was he dead before the grandma got home? I guess we will have to wait for autopsy results for a clearer picture. Something definitely doesn’t add up.
January 25th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
Are we sure he didn’t leave the baby in the car?? Something isn’t right about this story. Did he kill the baby before he left?? Sheesh. So many questions. I have searched for answers and all I came up with is that this douche bag has the same birthday as me.
January 25th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
I am so sick about this. why would you leave a child alone for hours. Something stinks… how did this baby just die?
January 25th, 2010 at 3:54 pm
I agree… so far, the only thing we can be sure of is that this “father” screwed up somehow and this innocent baby paid the ultimate price for it. Having a 4 month old baby here, I can’t imagine leaving him alone.
January 25th, 2010 at 4:07 pm
I don’t leave my 9 year old alone. Common sense tells us that a child needs to be able to make rational decisions and fend for themselves before you leave them alone for any amount of time. My son has never been left alone othwer that the time it takes for me to run the trash out. But we aren’t talking about a 9 year old. See – my son can call for help on the phone. He can knock on the neighbor’s door. A 5 month old can’t. I need more info. In my mind I am thinking that this baby was dead for a while – maybe even before the fuckhead went out to party. That’s why he was okay with leaving him alone. The grandmother looked in the crib and the baby was not there. Naturally she thought the child was out with the father. So where was the baby while she was home??? In the car outside of the bar? Or in the house, hidden, already dead??
January 26th, 2010 at 5:48 pm
I am thinking that the contents of the “sealed” info is probably that the baby was abused by him prior to going to the bar, he tried to drink away his guilty feelings and was shaking in his boots….then when he got home, saw the baby and all of the booze in the world can’t take away that kind of feeling. Just a thought….
January 26th, 2010 at 7:15 pm
Brittany, So this guy only had custody for ONE week? Then goes out drinking leaving the infant alone??? This is where the ” 2 wrongs don’t make a right” comes into play, as well as yourself.
You “can’t imagine him doing this” Oh well, then we’d better set the Police straight. You must know all, and why don’t you tell the police that??? You know it wouldn’t fly, that’s why.
You have no business stating such a ignorant, factless comment like that. Take your opinion and go to visit Trujillo at prison with it…
January 31st, 2010 at 2:14 am
I agree if he is guilty then of course he is wrong all im saying is there are no facts that we know about yet an for you to call me ignorant is a little special seeing as how you know nothing about this…if he is found guilty then my opinion will be set in stone and obviously different until then im just sceptical so dont be rude!
January 31st, 2010 at 9:08 am
If I worked all afternoon/evening and came home to no adults, then I would assume there were no babies. It doesn’t sound like grandma’s fault. Something is wrong with his story/actions, so I’m wondering what he did. My heart goes out to the mother and other family. It is NOT mom’s fault, so I hope she doesn’t let any p.o.s. make her think it is.
February 2nd, 2010 at 3:36 pm
Holy fuck! He admitted it!!
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=131909&catid=339
February 2nd, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Update:
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=131909&catid=339
February 2nd, 2010 at 3:42 pm
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=131909&catid=339
February 2nd, 2010 at 3:43 pm
Update:
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=131909&catid=339
February 2nd, 2010 at 3:46 pm
Damn! It’s eating my comments.
This fuck admitted what he did. He left his son alone on the bed with pillow surrounding him and a bottle of formula propped up on his chest. His mother even told the cops she thought he took the baby to the bar because she knew he had a drinking problem. Yet she never wandered down there to check on the child. I held back from blaming her, but now I do.
I can’t post the link because the site keeps eating my comment when I do. It’s all in the 9 news website.
February 2nd, 2010 at 5:11 pm
April, I read this article yesterday and it makes me sick! i did stand up for this guy because i thought i knew him but i was dead wrong. I deserve all the shitty comments that came my way for deffending this guy. I try to see good in people but this makes me realize that some people are just not good. i hope he gets exactly what he deserves…
February 2nd, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Brittany, no one wants to believe that someone they know and love could be uilty of such a crime. Unfortunately, sometimes it happens. Thanks for being one of the few people that come here and admit when they are wrong in defending these people. You have offically earned my respect.
February 2nd, 2010 at 3:47 pm
Let’s try this article:
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/22410249/detail.html
February 8th, 2010 at 4:59 pm
Poor baby. This piece of crap should have been responsible and gotten a babysitter if he wanted to get his drink on. If someone can afford booze, he can afford a babysitter.