Man accused of killing his 4-week-old daughter violently shook her until she stopped crying

Ivan Dominique Dunton

The man arrested Monday in connection with the death of a 4-week-old baby girl previously pleaded guilty in two separate domestic assault cases, including an attack against a pregnant woman, records show.

Ivan Dunton, 26, is accused of shaking his daughter, Olivia, Monday morning until she stopped crying, which police say led to her death.

Court records show police responded to a medical emergency call in the 2100 block of Raulston Street around 11:15 a.m. There they found the child lying face-up on the carpet with Dunton over her frantically saying, “She’s not breathing.”

Hamilton County Emergency Medical Services transported the baby to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Dunton initially told police his daughter fell down a flight of 13 steel and concrete stairs at his apartment in the 2200 block of East 27th Street. But when confronted with evidence, Dunton “changed his story completely,” according to court records.