Menomonie man found guilty of murdering six-week-old son
Jonathan Scott Lucas (Dunn County Jail)
Court records show a Menomonie man will be sentenced later this year after entering a no-contest plea Friday morning.
Jonathan Scott Lucas, who was previously charged with first-degree reckless homicide, entered the plea to an amended charge of second-degree reckless homicide in Dunn County Court.
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According to law enforcement, at about 11:36 p.m. Feb. 19, 2021, the Menomonie Police Department responded to the 2400 block of Fourth Avenue North on a report of a disorderly male.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found Lucas at the door of the residence and were directed inside the apartment to a 6-week-old male infant that didn’t have a pulse and wasn’t breathing.
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The baby died at Red Cedar Mayo Clinic.
Previously, a final pre-trial hearing was scheduled to be held Friday ahead of a May 22 jury trial.
However, Lucas’ sentencing hearing is now scheduled for the afternoon of July 10.