Intoxicated Man Passed Out on Child and Kills Him

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CAMPBELLSBURG, Ky. -- A man who police said passed out intoxicated on top of his 2-year-old grandson has been charged with reckless homicide in the boy's death. Donna Marie Cull, the child’s grandmother, said when 2-month-old Xavian Cull was born, he spent 11 days in the NICU with a heart valve defect. He had two blood transfusions and survived. Cull and her husband, David Cull, had custody of Xavian and his 5-year-old half-sister. "I was shocked. A bit surprised,” she said. “But I just can't believe that he took the baby away." "The infant had been placed somehow in a soft cushion chair, and the suspect allegedly, in an apparent intoxicated state, sat down in the chair where the infant was laying and passed out in the chair," said Detective Steve Goodale of Kentucky State Police. Police said around 5 a.m. Thursday, a family member woke up 50-year-old David Cull, whom police said appeared to have been intoxicated from prescription drugs. The grandmother said when she discovered Xavian, he was unconscious and unresponsive. "His lips were purple, and he had four purple stripes down the side of his face,” she said. “I blew in his face and he wouldn't breathe. His hands were clenched, and he was cold." Police said they got the 911 call around 7:30 a.m. and arrested Cull. Later that day, Child Protective Services came and took the 5-year-old girl and placed her with other relatives. In one day, Donna Marie Cull lost her grandson, her granddaughter and her husband. “I know he loved him. It was an accident. I know it was an accident,” she said. “It wasn't intentional, I’m sure." David Cull's bond has been set at $5,000 or $10,000 property. He's behind held at the Carroll County Regional Detention Center.