WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – An Inkster man is facing murder and child abuse charges in the death of his 2-month-old son.
Drake Ariel Froust, 31, is accused of assaulting his 2-month-old son, Leviathan Froust, at 3 a.m. on Aug. 21, 2023, at a home in the 4300 block of Spruce Street in Inkster.
Prosecutors said Inkster police were sent to the home at 4 a.m. that morning and found Leviathan “unresponsive.” The child was transported to an area hospital.
Leviathan was pronounced dead on Sept. 22, 2023. Prosecutors said that medical examiners determined the cause of death was “blunt force trauma” caused by “shaking.”
Froust was charged with felony murder and first-degree child abuse. He was arraigned Friday, March 7, 2025, and remanded to jail.
A probable cause conference is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on March 12, 2025, in 22nd District Court before Judge Sabrina Johnson.
