David VanderLeest Charges Dismissed Temporarily | Green Bay News

Green Bay News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 27, 2026 · 1m

Prosecutors just dropped charges against David VanderLeest — the father in a shocking case involving the death of a two-year-old boy — but with a twist: they’re holding the case open to bring it back later. The boy, Leo Escalante, died in June with injuries that didn’t match the story police were told. Both David and his son James were charged — James with reckless homicide, David with harboring a felon and obstructing an officer. The key to David’s case hinges on proving James committed the crime, so prosecutors are waiting to resolve James’s case first — which could take a year. They’re not…