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Biddeford Man Indicted in 2024 Infant Death Pleads Not Guilty, Held on $175,000 Bail

The case advances on a grand jury indictment with key details still withheld.

Overview

  • Maine State Police arrested Christopher Knapp, 36, on Tuesday evening on a manslaughter warrant tied to the 2024 death of a 5-week-old boy.
  • A York County grand jury indicted Knapp on Tuesday, and he was arraigned Thursday, entering a not-guilty plea.
  • Knapp is being held at the York County Jail on $175,000 bail, according to police.
  • First responders were called to 37 Emery St. in Biddeford on June 15, 2024, for an unresponsive infant who died on June 20 after transfers to two hospitals.
  • The Chief Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide after an autopsy, and authorities have not released the cause of death or the infant’s name.