His 3-month-old son died days after Christmas. Four months later, Bradenton man charged with killing him

Months after his 3-month-old child's death, a Bradenton man has been charged with aggravated manslaughter.

Uvo-Kk Ayoma Uvo, 26, faces the charge after the release of a medical examiner's report. The Florida Department of Children and Families' child fatality database lists Uvo as the father of 3-month-old Kayveion Span and in a probable cause affidavit, Uvo's girlfriend referred to the child as their son.

The report, completed April 19, showed the medical examiner determined Kayveion's manner of death to be homicide, Sarasota police announced in a news release. It also listed the cause of death to be cranio-cerebral trauma.

The boy's death is now under review by DCF.

Uvo was originally charged with aggravated child abuse and child neglect, but those charges were upgraded Tuesday after the report's findings, according to Sarasota police.

Kayveion's mother called 911 in a panic at around 2:45 p.m. on Dec. 27, 2017, from the area of Lockwood Ridge and 17th Street and told dispatchers her son was not breathing and unresponsive, according to a probable cause affidavit. When first responders arrived, Kayveion was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital and later flown to Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg for further treatment.

Kayveion died on Dec. 29, according to police.

The mother told investigators her boyfriend, Uvo, had been up and out all night before he drove her and her niece to a nail salon on Dec. 27 with Kayveion "fine and sleeping" in the car. She left Uvo to care for him while she was at the salon. Around 2:30 p.m., the mother called Uvo to pick her up. He told her he was getting in the shower, but he showed up minutes later yelling for her to "hurry up" and saying they needed to go, according to the affidavit.

Uvo again brought Kayveion in the car, this time holding the baby in the driver's seat.

Kayveion's mother told officials the boy was lifeless and "felt slightly cold to the touch," according to police. They began to drive toward the hospital while calling for help before pulling over at 200 N. Lime Ave so first responders could meet them.

When the mother called for help, Uvo left the scene because he had three misdemeanor warrants out of Lee County, police officials said. He did not speak with detectives until the next day.

Doctors at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital told investigators it appeared the boy may have been abused. According to the probable cause affidavit, initial tests showed no brain waves and there was swelling to the brain that did not appear to be from a natural cause.

Police charged Uvo with aggravated child abuse and child neglect at that time because of the injuries to Kayveion while in his care.

Detectives spoke with a DCF official who said she spoke with Uvo and Kayveion's mother, but she had not seen Uvo and Kayveion since Christmas.

Uvo is being held without bond at the Sarasota County jail.

At the time of his arrest, Uvo was on probation for a possession of marijuana with intent to sell conviction from Manatee County. He is now also facing an additional charge for violating the conditions of his probation, as a result of his arrest.

Just a month after his son's death, Uvo pleaded no contest to charges of possession of marijuana with intent to sell and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was sentenced to two years probation.

His criminal history also includes a conviction for a 2015 possession of marijuana charge in Manatee County and a 2010 grand theft charge in Broward County that he took a plea deal for.

In the latter case, Uvo had initially also been charged with possession of a controlled substance after the officer reported finding Uvo with 17.1 grams of suspected crack cocaine in his pocket at the time of his arrest.

Uvo claimed he had found the crack and that he gave a piece to someone to try but that "it was not good crack."

This story was originally published April 25, 2018 at 10:04 AM with the headline "His 3-month-old son died days after Christmas. Four months later, Bradenton man charged with killing him."