Father charged in death of infant son in Mount Prospect

A Rockford man is being held in Cook County jail on charges in connection with the 2025 death of his infant son in Mount Prospect, authorities said.

Kelvin Rudolph, 19, is charged with one count of endangering the welfare of a child resulting in death, Mount Prospect police said.

According to police, officers responded to a 911 call about an unresponsive 5-month-old child about 1:09 p.m. Dec. 19 at a home in the 500 block of north Elm Street.

The boy was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead, police said. The Cook County Medical Examiner later ruled the child’s death was caused by asphyxia due to an unsafe sleep environment, authorities said.

Police said Wednesday their investigation revealed that Rudolph left the boy unattended in a bed for about seven hours without checking on him, which led to his death.

Mount Prospect detectives arrested Rudolph Monday, and he appeared in court Tuesday, when a judge ordered him to remain in custody while his case is pending.

Rudolph is scheduled to appear in court Sept. 11 at the Cook County courthouse in Rolling Meadows, police said.

ckeeshan@dailyherald.com