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Child Death Arrest

Rock Island Police Department

Nearly one year after the death of an infant in Rock Island, his care giver has been arrested and charged with murder. 31 year old Robert Brewer Junior was arrested Monday in Maquoketa, and is awaiting extradition.

Last August (2015), Rock Island police were called to a home in the 12-hundred block of 31st Avenue, for a report of a child not breathing. Three month old Eli Brewer died two days later at a hospital in Peoria. 

Investigation showed his injuries were "intentionally inflicted" and directly caused his death.
 Robert Brewer is charged with first degree murder, and his bond is set at 1 million dollars. 

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Rock Island police, or Crimestoppers. 
 
 
 
 
(RI police 309-732-2677
 Crimestoppers 309-762-9500)

A native of Detroit, Herb Trix began his radio career as a country-western disc jockey in Roswell, New Mexico (“KRSY, your superkicker in the Pecos Valley”), in 1978. After a stint at an oldies station in Topeka, Kansas (imagine getting paid to play “Louie Louie” and “Great Balls of Fire”), he wormed his way into news, first in Topeka, and then in Freeport Illinois.