Scott County man guilty in the murder of 5-year-old

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Scott County, Ia (WHBF)-  A Scott County jury found Tre Henderson guilty of first-degree murder, child endangerment multiple acts, and child endangerment resulting in death.

At the end of the nine-day trial, Henderson was convicted of causing numerous blunt force injuries resulting in severe brain damage and the death of a 5-year-old victim. The child had many injuries over his entire body.

Henderson is scheduled to be sentenced on April 1, 2020. First-degree murder has a mandatory life sentence and each child endangerment charge carries a 50-year sentence.