Trenton Powell WEB Fayetteville Police have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly murdering his 10-month-old son.

On Feb. 3, officers with the Fayetteville Police Department responded to reports of an unresponsive ten-month-old along the 1800 block of Gola Drive around 3:59 p.m. The child was transported to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center but succumbed to his injuries.

The autopsy determined the manner of death to be a homicide.

Trenton Terrell Powell was arrested on Feb. 7 and is being charged with First Degree Murder and Felony Child Abuse Inflicting Serious Physical Injury. Powell is at the Cumberland County Detention Center under no bond.

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