# David Leyton

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-02**: Scheduled court appearance — The O'Briens, held without bond, are scheduled to appear in Genesee County court.
- **2026-06-29**: Charges reported against O'Brien parents — News reports detail that Damien and Jessica O'Brien face second-degree murder, torture, and child abuse charges; Prosecutor David Leyton describes the case as one of 'cruel and extreme suffering' caused by parental neglect.
- **2025-11-04**: Casper O'Brien dies — First responders called to the family's Flint Township home for a child with breathing difficulties; Casper is transported to Hurley Medical Center and dies shortly after. Autopsy later attributes death to dilated cardiomyopathy with morbid obesity contributing.

## Recent coverage (1 stories, network-wide)

### Michigan Parents Face Life in Prison for 7-Year-Old's 255-lb Death
2026-08-12 16:46:28 · Sector: legal · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

Damien and Jessica O'Brien face second-degree murder, torture, and child abuse charges in Genesee County after their 7-year-old son, who weighed 255 pounds, died of dilated cardiomyopathy. The prosecution is testing whether omission-based parental neglect — failure to seek medical care despite insurance coverage — can sustain depraved-heart murder, with life imprisonment at stake. A July 2, 2026 hearing opens what is likely to be a precedent-setting examination of causation and malice under Michigan law.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/michigan-parents-murder-charges-255-pound-son

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