A Warren County judge has declared a mistrial after a jury couldn't reach a verdict in the case of the father of a 4-year-old boy who died after his stepmother put him in a scalding bath. Robert Ritchie of Franklin will be free pending a prosecutor's decision on seeking a new trial on involuntary manslaughter and child endangering charges. Prosecutors contend Austin Cooper's father failed to get him medical treatment. Ritchie's attorney say his wife Anna covered up her crime. Anna Ritchie was sentenced this year to life in prison after pleading guilty to charges including murder. Robert Ritchie says his wife did not want the child living with them.
Mistrial Declared In Case Of Ohio Man Charged In Son's Scalding Death
Warren County Sheriff's Office