Trial court arraignment Monday for Joplin man charged with murder, abuse of two-year-old Jameson Long

The trial court arraignment of Brian O'Grodnick, 22, Joplin, charged with first degree murder and six counts of felony child abuse is scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday in Jasper County Circuit Court with Judge Gayle Crane presiding.

O'Grodnick, who is being held on no bond in the Jasper County Jail, was originally charged with four counts of child abuse, but two additional counts and the murder charge were filed following the results of an autopsy of two-year-old Jameson Long.

O'Grodnick allegedly killed the child by repeatedly hitting him, according to the probable cause statement.

The abuse took place May 30 to May 31, at a home at 1920 E. 8th Street in Joplin. The child died June 2 at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City.

The other felony counts of child abuse involved allegations of abuse from six incidents in April and May. Those beatings were captured on video.

O'Grodnick was bound over for trial following a September preliminary hearing.