GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The man accused of killing a 1-year-old boy in Grand Rapids earlier this year has pleaded no contest to second-degree murder and second-degree child abuse.
Alexander “Xan” Butler was found dead in downtown Grand Rapids on Feb. 5.
A probable cause affidavit released days later said 23-year-old Alex Radulovic, the mother’s ex-boyfriend, confessed to slamming the child on the ground multiple times.
The murder charge is punishable by up to life in prison, and the child abuse charge is punishable by a maximum of 10 years.
Radulovic is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 8.
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