Brookings, SD (KELO.com) — A 19-year-old Brookings man is under arrest on charges of physically abusing his three-month-old daughter. The infant was transferred to a Sioux Falls hospital for treatment of multiple fractures of the ribs and extremities, and a possible brain bleed. Investigators say Bailey Melchor abused the child by throwing, striking, squeezing and choking her. He’s being held in the Brookings County Detention Center.
Brookings man arrested for physical abuse of a 3-month-old
By Alisha Reinhart
Oct 16, 2025 | 7:17 AM

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