{"id":14495,"date":"2014-05-09T01:05:44","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T08:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/?p=14495"},"modified":"2015-01-17T03:36:30","modified_gmt":"2015-01-17T10:36:30","slug":"tibbits-shivers-arrested-for-assault-on-2-mont-old-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/tibbits-shivers-arrested-for-assault-on-2-mont-old-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"Tibbits & Shivers arrested for assault on 2-month old baby"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor’s Note:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0This site was attacked early on the morning of 1-16-15 w\/the goal of deleting the following images of alleged perpetrators and victim. The hacker(s) used the ip #\u00a099.101.5.121 and Chrome as their browser. Windows 7 was used as the OS and AT&T as the internet service provider. (Does this sound like anyone you know w\/motive?–if so, leave a comment as to who, etc.) The images are safely stored offline and, of course, were restored for the public’s benefit. If convicted, the accused could face up to life in prison. Notice was filed an exceptional sentence\u00a0is being sought\u00a0in this case. Judge Sheldon was affidavited (removed) by one of the defendants (Shivers). Bob Brungardt, esq. is the attorney of record representing\/defending Tibbits. Both defendants were released on $75,000 bond\/bail. A protection order and no contact order to prevent harm to the child has been entered by the court. Restitution for emergency medical\/hospital costs incurred by the infant (Avery Denise Michelle Tibbits) is being sought from each of the defendants. Speedy trial has been waived by both defendants. The trial is currently scheduled to begin sometime in early to mid-spring of 2015.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Chad Allen Lester Tibbits, 21<\/p><\/div>\n

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Katarina M. Shivers\/Tibbits, 20, w\/child<\/p><\/div>\n

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Katarina M. Shivers\/Tibbits w\/newborn<\/p><\/div>\n

by Natalie Johnson (reporter for Mason County Journal)<\/em><\/p>\n

Shelton, WA. —<\/strong> A Union couple pleaded not guilty, Tuesday, to charges they beat and starved their 2-month old child, Avery Denise Michelle Tibbits.<\/p>\n

Chad Allen Lester Tibbits, 21, and Katarina M. Shivers, 20, were arrested Monday evening on suspicion of assault of a child in the 1st degree, and criminal mistreatment in the 1st degree. Katarina may be a descendant of Ezra Meeker, the \u00a0founding pioneer of Puyallup, WA. and where the Meeker Mansion historical site is open to the public today.<\/p>\n

Both made their first appearance in Mason County Superior Court on Tuesday afternoon where they were formally charged, entered their pleas and were each granted $75,000 bail.<\/p>\n

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Chad Allen Lester Tibbits w\/baby, Avery Denise Michelle Tibbits<\/p><\/div>\n

While neither has any violent criminal history, Mason County Prosecutor Mike Dorcy cited the “devastating injuries” to the child when asking for bail.<\/p>\n

According to court documents, the 2 defendants are charged with intentionally committing assault against the child and criminally mistreating the child, or “withholding any of the basic necessities of life,” between Feb. 22 and April 28.<\/p>\n

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Katarina M. Shivers\/Tibbits taking Selfie w\/newborn<\/p><\/div>\n

The maximum penalty for assault in the first degree against a child is life in prison.<\/p>\n

According to probable cause documents prepared by the Mason County Sheriff’s office, occupants of the \u00a0home, where Shivers and Tibbits lived, called 911 at 11:50 pm on April 28 to report that a baby was “barely breathing.”<\/p>\n

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Expectant Mom, Katarina M. Shivers\/Tibbits , 20 w\/Chad Allen Lester Tibbits, 21<\/p><\/div>\n

Medic units responded and called law enforcement when they found signs of abuse.<\/p>\n

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The 66-day-old baby was taken first to Mason General Hospital, then airlifted to Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center with head trauma and a fractured skull, fractured ribs, legs, bruising, dehydration, one collapsed lung and one partially collapsed lung, and other injuries and chronic conditions.<\/p>\n

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Some of the injuries showed healing, according to court documents.<\/p>\n

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The child, who is also underweight, due to “chronic nutritional neglect,” according to the probable cause report, is now recovering at \u00a0Seattle’s Children’s Hospital, Dorcy said.<\/p>\n

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According to court documents, Tibbits and Shivers told detectives that the baby caused many of her own injuries.<\/p>\n

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Katerina M. Shivers\/Tibbits w\/Avery<\/p><\/div>\n

Doctors at Harborview Medical Center concluded that the parents’ explanations for the baby’s injuries were “unreasonable”.<\/p>\n

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Avery Denise Michelle Tibbits<\/p><\/div>\n

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Post Partum Depression<\/em><\/strong> (PPD), also called post natal depression<\/strong><\/em>, is a type of\u00a0clinical depression<\/a> which can affect women after childbirth<\/a>. Symptoms may include sadness, low energy<\/a>, changes in sleeping and eating patterns, reduced desire for sex, crying episodes, anxiety<\/a>, and irritability. While many women experience self-limited, mild symptoms postpartum, postpartum depression should be suspected when symptoms are severe and have lasted over two weeks.<\/p>\n

Although a number of risk factors have been identified, the causes of PPD are not well understood. Hormonal change is hypothesized to contribute as one cause of postpartum depression. The emotional effects of postpartum depression can include sleep deprivation, anxiety about parenthood and caring for an infant, identity crisis, a feeling of loss of control over life, and lack of support from a romantic or sexual partner.”\u00a0Many women recover with treatment such as a support group, counseling, or medication.<\/p>\n

Studies report prevalence rates among women from 5% to 25%, but methodological differences among the studies make the actual prevalence rate unclear. Among men, in particular new fathers, the incidence of postpartum depression has been estimated to be between 1% and 25.5%.<\/p>\n

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Symptoms include sadness, fatigue, changes in sleeping and eating patterns, reduced libido, crying episodes, anxiety, and irritability. Although a number of risk factors have been identified, the causes of PPD are not well understood. Many women recover with a treatment consisting of a support group or counseling.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Symptoms of PPD can occur anytime in the first year postpartum.<\/span><\/p>\n

These include, but are not limited to, the following:<\/span><\/p>\n