A Brookfield man accused of alleged endangering the welfare of a child, resulting in the death of the child in December of 2025, is bound over to Circuit Court in Linn County.
Nineteen-year-old Caleb Frances Colkers of Brookfield was in associate court and Judge William DeVoy found there was probable cause to bind the case over to Circuit Court.
According to the probable cause statement, Colkers allegedly acted in a manner that created a substantial risk to the life, health, and body of the victim, by failing to provide the child with proper medical care and nutrition, or seeking the proper medical care or nutrition for the child.
The case will be heard in Linn County Circuit Court on September 1st at 9:00 am. Colkers remains out on bond.
