An Osceola County jury indicts the father on murder charges in connection with his son’s death

An Osceola County father is charged with first-degree murder after officials said his son was found dead at a Kissimmee hotel in 2022. Larry Rhodes, 25, was formally indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday, prosecutors said. According to officials, officers with the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office responded to a hotel in Kissimmee on July 5, 2022 following a report of a drowning. There, officers found an unconscious boy who later died in hospital. Investigators believe the child’s death was the result of injuries from child abuse, adding that there was also evidence that other children in the hotel room suffered physical abuse and neglect. Rhodes is facing two counts of aggravated child abuse and four counts of child molestation in addition to the murder charge.>> This is a developing story. WESH 2 will update this article as more information becomes available.