Denver man facing murder, child abuse charge in death of 2-year-old

A 2-year-old died at a home in west Denver Saturday and now a man is in custody, facing multiple charges related to that child's death.

Denver police say they responded to a home in the 100 block of South Vrain Street in the West Barnum neighborhood around 7:30 p.m. after receiving a call about an unresponsive 2-year-old. The child was pronounced dead at the scene and officers took 38-year-old Nicholas Stout into custody.

Court records show a case for Stout but have his name spelled "Nicolas."

He was being held for investigation of first-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death, DPD said.

The 2-year-old was not identified and a DPD spokesperson said they didn't know if the child and Stout were related.

Stout is due back in court on Tuesday.