Trial Date Set For Father Accused Of Killing Infant Then Throwing Him In River:

Eddie Salazar Sr. mug shot JCSO

A trial date has been set for a man from Carthage who allegedly killed his infant son then threw his body in the Spring River.

Prosecutors say Eddie A. Salazar Sr., 29, first told authorities that masked men broke into his home last February, beat him up and kidnapped his 8 month-old son, Eddie Salazar Jr. (b.), which triggered a two day statewide Amber Alert for the little boy.

After Salazar Sr. was charged with filing a false police report he allegedly told authorities he lied and told them where the would find his son.

The autopsy report says the baby died from blunt force trauma to the head. He had other broken bones in his body as well, according to the report.

A trial date has been set for almost one year to the day of little Eddie's disappearance. The trial is scheduled to begin on Febrary 7th with back-up dates of April 4th or May 16th.

Jasper County Prosecutor Drops Charge Against Salazar To Protect Evidence:

Eddie Salazar Sr.

Jasper County prosecutor Dean Dankleson has dropped one of the charges against Eddie Salazar Sr.

In a move to protect evidence for Salazar's preliminary hearing and trial, Dankleson dropped the misdemeanor charge of filing a false police report in connection to the murder of Eddie Salazar Jr.

On February 4th Salazar Sr. told cops that two masked men broke into his Carthage home, beat him up and kidnapped baby Eddie.

After a two-day statewide Amber Alert baby Eddie was found dead in the Spring River. Autopsy reports say the baby died from blunt force trauma to the head.

On Friday February 5th Dankleson charged Salazar Sr. with filing a false police report. Eleven days later Salazar was charged with second-degree murder for the murder of his baby boy.