Bradley O'Neil Scalded to death 14 month old Clayton Mead in the Bathtub

**Tazzzz** · April 15th, 2009, 07:08 PM

Bradley J. O'Neil, 24,

Fucker was on parole and probly stoned out of his fucking mind. He waited 2 mother fucking hours to call 911. Rat Bastard Dick-Fart. Yeah Criminals on parole make the best babysitters , NOT!!!!! Mom a Stupid fuck as well for leaving her precious little children with him.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY -- Earlier this week, we told you about the death of a one year old child in Roscommon County who lost his life from burns he apparently received in a bath.

Well now, the man acting as the child's caregiver is being charged with his death.

Bradley O'Neil was arraigned Wednesday on charges of felony murder, second degree murder and first degree child abuse for the death of 14 month old Clayton Mead.

Officials say Mead died after suffering severe burns, and say O'Neil was his caregiver at the time of the injuries. Investigators say evidence leads them to believe the death was not an accident.

If found guilty of murder, he faces life in prison without parole

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ROSCOMMON - The Roscommon County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday arrested Bradley J. O'Neil, 24, in connection with the death of 14-month-old Clayton T. Mead.

The infant suffered extreme burns during a bath allegedly given by O'Neil, his caregiver, last week. Mead died two days later.

O'Neil was arraigned Wednesday on charges of felony murder, second-degree murder and first-degree child abuse.

If convicted, O'Neil would face up to life in prison without parole for the felony murder charge; up to life in prison for the second-degree murder charge; and up to 15 years for the child abuse charge.

No bond has been set for O'Neil.

A press release sent by Roscommon County Sheriff Randy Stevenson says investigators have concluded that Mead's death was not accidental.

O'Neil is said to have called 911 about two hours after allegedly placing the infant in the bathwater. Deputies reportedly found illegal narcotics in the suspect's apartment. He was then arrested on charges of possession of a controlled substance and violating terms of his probation.

Mead's mother, Elena Hose, 22, was not at the Denton Township apartment on the day of the incident. Hose lived with Mead, O'Neil and another child.

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Elena Hose, 22 = Bio-mom

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Elena lost her baby boy, Clayton, Friday-April 10th at 1:17pm...R.I.P Clayton Thomas Mead

R.I.P.
Clayton T. Mead

**Tazzzz** · April 15th, 2009, 07:18 PM

Bradley J. O'Neil, 24,

Come on, the fucker was doing heroin, how would a mother not know about that for fucks sake????????? WHo leaves there kids to be babysat with a heroin addict??????

ROSCOMMON — A 23-year-old Houghton Lake man who was baby-sitting his girlfriend's 1-year-old son has been charged in the scalding death of the boy, who died Friday, April 10, after he was found suffering from severe burns in a Denton Township apartment around 2 a.m. Wednesday, April 8.

The Roscommon County Sheriff investigation alleges that O'Neil deliberately placed Clayton Thomas Mead in a bathtub containing scalding hot water.

O'Neil initially told medical personnel the baby was having a severe allergic reaction, but after questioning by law enforcement, reportedly admitted giving the boy a bath and said that he was scalded by accident.

The boy's mother, identified as 22-year-old Elena M. Hose, was not at home at the time of the incident and reportedly left her infant son in the care of O'Neil.

While investigating the scene, law enforcement reportedly found a quantity of heroin they believe belonged to O'Neil and arrested him. He was taken to the Roscommon County Jail, where he has remained since April 8.

On 4/15/09 at 03:10 PM, Scigirl wrote:

PLEASE DO WHATEVER IT TAKES to keep this man in jail. He is already responsible for at least one other death in our county that I know of, not to mention all the heroin he has introduced to the children and young adults in our community. He should be considered EXTREMELY dangerous and should not be let out for a VERY long time, if ever!!! PLEASE help me keep this man locked up this time! I am enraged that it had to come to this, he is a KNOWN drug felon and should have never been released on the last few charges, let alone this one. CONTACT ROSCOMMON COUNTY SHERRIF DEPARTMENT and let them know you are concerned as well.

http://www.roscommonherald-news.com/detail/79472.html
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**Kalehue** · April 15th, 2009, 08:10 PM

PLEASE DO WHATEVER IT TAKES to keep this man in jail. He is already responsible for at least one other death in our county that I know of, not to mention all the heroin he has introduced to the children and young adults in our community. He should be considered EXTREMELY dangerous and should not be let out for a VERY long time, if ever!!! PLEASE help me keep this man locked up this time! I am enraged that it had to come to this, he is a KNOWN drug felon and should have never been released on the last few charges, let alone this one. CONTACT ROSCOMMON COUNTY SHERRIF DEPARTMENT and let them know you are concerned as well.

This is a scary post. It sounds like there's a lot more to this story.

RIP little Clayton. I'm so sorry you suffered such unimaginable cruelty.

**ineedanap** · April 15th, 2009, 10:03 PM

The Roscommon County Sheriff investigation alleges that O'Neil deliberately placed Clayton Thomas Mead in a bathtub containing scalding hot water.

Ok, shouldn't this fucking be FIRST degree murder? To knowingly place an infant in scalding water is PRE-FUCKING-MEDITATED!!!

And again. THERE.NEEDS.TO.BE.TEMP.REGULATORS.ON.HOT.WATER.HEA TERS.

kryssake, I feel like Peeper.

~Needa

**LDhummingbird** · April 15th, 2009, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by ineedanap

And again. THERE.NEEDS.TO.BE.TEMP.REGULATORS.ON.HOT.WATER.HEA TERS.

kryssake, I feel like Peeper.

~Needa

Um. Pardon me if I'm stating the obvious. But aren't there already temp regulators on water heaters? My daycare, in theory, is set up so that we can sanitize all our dishes as per health code but help the littlest ones learn to wash their hands without hurting them.

Maybe I've just had the luxury of having someone around who'd already made a homemade workaround. *shrug*

**Tazzzz** · April 15th, 2009, 10:44 PM

There is one, its just not factory set for little ones. And yours has a work around if your able to sanitize all our dishes as per health code and still not burn the wee ones.

**devilish** · April 15th, 2009, 11:12 PM

Geesh people, check the temperature of the water before you put the baby in the bath. Should be between slightly warm and warm. Might feel coldish to an adult, but to a baby, it will feel just fine.

**Silvahalo** · April 15th, 2009, 11:32 PM

....charged in the scalding death of the boy, who died Friday, April 10, after he was found *suffering* from severe burns ....

That is all I need to read. This is one that not only breaks my heart to pieces but has me getting my Katana Sword out....yeah, I'm cleaning it now. You read me Bradley O'Neil....if I see you useless, pathetic, depraved ass on the streets, I will take your ugly mug off!
You. Are. Warned....May death find you sooner than later.

I can stay here all night typing and telling all the ways I want this lowlife, scum-of-the-earth to die and suffer unimaginable pain. Oh, and how I do want him to suffer. Instead, I will focus on little Clayton.

moment...moment....pause...breath................. .........

Little Clayton. I do not know why children like you are left to be put in harms way. Your mother will have to answer to that one and I suspect she will never be the same. I pray, she will never be the same.

Simple judgments, common sense would have changed the fate of this precious one. I do not understand how one who brings to life one so innocent and beautiful and then leaves their baby with a known felon. It frustrates me to no end and breaks my heart in more ways than I can describe.

Baby Clayton Thomas Mead, you were the light of life a treasure to be cherished. Those responsible for your death directly and indirectly will pay retribution.
Blessed are the children....your day will come. Kisses little one.

I tried finding another picture of you sweet one....

**Wicked Doll** · April 15th, 2009, 11:53 PM

Clayton was an adorable little boy. He reminds me of a Cabbage Patch Doll. What a shame that his life was so short and his death so painful.

It would not bother me one bit if Bradley O'Neil hung himself. Unfortunately, it's rare that these evil fuckers take themselves out of the gene pool.

I call bullshit on mom and don't believe she thought for a minute that this guy was 100% safe to leave her child with. Now she can live with this for the rest of her life. I hope she thinks of Clayton every time she sees a baby.

**Tazzzz** · April 16th, 2009, 12:45 AM

Originally Posted by Wicked Doll

I call bullshit on mom and don't believe she thought for a minute that this guy was 100% safe to leave her child with. Now she can live with this for the rest of her life. I hope she thinks of Clayton every time she sees a baby.

Yeah, you would have to be one stupid dumbass to trust a Heroin addict with your kids or to not even be aware of it. And what about the other dead child?? Geeze lock this bastard up for good already. Or better yet, bring back the electric chair and fry him so bad he is a smoldering pile of ash when your all done.

**aspartame** · April 16th, 2009, 01:08 AM

they sell those rubber duckies that have a temperature gauge on the bottom that tell you when the water is to hot, why not invest the 2.99 it would have cost to keep the baby safe!

i feel sorry for the mommy of this baby. but goddamn take every step necessary to keep your baby safe!

i am the caregiver of a 14th month old, and i double and triple check everything that comes near him to make sure its safe.

sorry im ranting.

**Dakota Valkyrie** · July 29th, 2010, 07:51 AM

A Denton Township woman whose boyfriend is in prison for the scalding death of her son will not regain custody of her other child, a state Court of Appeals has decided.

“A parent cannot protect a child from a risk of harm when she fails or refuses to even recognize that a risk exists,” wrote Justices Karen M. Fort Hood, Stephen L. Borrello and Cynthia D. Stephens.

The state terminated Elena M. Hose’s rights to her 7-year-old son, Dylan K. Spear, after the death of 14-month-old Clayton T. Mead on April 10, 2009.
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Bradley J. O’Neil, now 24, was sentenced to 37 to 60 years in prison after pleading no contest to second-degree homicide.

In appealing the removal of her older son, Hose said the state Department of Human Services is required to provide aid, in an effort to reunite family members, before terminating parental rights.

The Appeals Court countered that in certain cases, the state can forego remedial services.

Since Hose’s lifestyle could place the child in harm’s way, this was one of those cases, the judges wrote in an opinion released Tuesday.

Hose has a “significant history” of drug and alcohol use and continued to abuse alcohol even as she knew the state was seeking to terminate her rights, the judges wrote.

She also continues to deny that her lifestyle and decisions contributed to her son’s death, the appellate panel said.

“(Hose) left her children in the care of her boyfriend ... a known drug dealer, convicted felon and a person with whom (Hose) had snorted heroin only moments before she left,” the judges wrote.

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