According to warrants filed by the Garner Police Department, Angel Israel Deras Rivas left his 14-month-old stepchild unattended in a bathtub full of water.
The arrest warrants state that Rivas' actions showed a reckless disregard for human life.
He's facing charges of second-degree murder and felony child abuse inflicting serious injury
Rivas is married to the child's mother, according ot the arrest warrant.
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