Lyon County authorities arrest two Fernley men in separate child abuse cases
Lyon County authorities are investigating two separate child abuse cases in Fernley that happened within days of each other.
Detectives arrested a Fernley man Sunday on a felony child abuse charge after a two-month-old infant was brought to Renown Medical Center in Reno with two fractures to the skull and a broken leg, said Lt. J. L. Pattison of the Lyon County Sheriff's Office.
Russell Frietze, 23, is being held on $75,000 bail on one count of child abuse with substantial bodily harm. The man is the boyfriend of the infant's mother, said Pattison.
In an unrelated case, Lyon County detectives arrested a Fernley man on Aug. 31, on two counts of felony child abuse after a five-month old was brought to Renown Medical Center suffering brain injuries that were sustained after being shaken, said Pattison.
Arrested was Kyle Matthews, 24, of Fernley. He is the boyfriend to the mother of the baby, authorities said. Matthews is currently being held on $150,000 bail.