Mount Morris Twp. man accused of killing son takes plea deal

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MOUNT MORRIS TOWNSHIP (WNEM) -

The Mount Morris Township man accused of killing his infant son is taking a plea deal.

The Flint Journal says 19-year-old Lensley Martin II has pleaded no contest to manslaughter.

His son, Lensley Martin III, was found dead in September 2011.

The medical examiner says the child died from blunt force trauma to the head.

Martin now faces up to 15 years in prison.

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