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CONCORD, NH (AP) — A second arrest has been made in the case of the daughter of MLB Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Eckersley, who gave birth in the woods and was charged with misleading the New Hampshire police on the newborn’s location, authorities said Wednesday.
In a police affidavit, the girl referred to George Theberge as her boyfriend. Other case files have been sealed. Theberge has been arrested and charged with witness tampering, reckless driving and endangering the welfare of a child in connection with the December 26 birth, Manchester City Police said. It was not immediately known if Théberge had a lawyer.
The little boy was left alone in a tent in the freezing cold for more than an hour before officers found him, authorities said.
The mother, Alexandra Eckersley, 26, has been accused of abandoning her son without warmth or proper clothing. She pleaded not guilty on December 27 to assault, reckless driving and other charges, and was released on bail on the condition that she cannot have contact with her son.
Eckersley’s attorney, Kim Kossick, said she was undergoing treatment.
“She is recovering from this ordeal,” Kossick said. “She is a young woman who did not know she was pregnant. She gave birth alone, in the woods. She did the only thing she could do and she called 911.”
Kossick said Eckersley led the police to the baby. “In my opinion, she saved the baby’s life,” she said.
She added: “The idea that this single woman had this child and the first instinct was to stop it, I think, tells you a lot about what you need to know about our society. She was taken to the police station and questioned before being taken to hospital, in her bloody clothes, still bleeding from childbirth.
She is the daughter of Dennis Eckersley, who was drafted by Cleveland as a California high schooler in 1972, then kicked off 24 seasons as a 20-win starter and 50-save reliever for Cleveland, Boston, the Cubs, Oakland and the Cardinals. He won AL Cy Young and MVP awards in 1992 while playing for Oakland Athletics. Eckersley retired last year from broadcasting Boston Red Sox games.
The Eckersley family released a statement last month saying they had no prior knowledge of the pregnancy and were in complete shock. They were asking for guardianship of the boy.
The statement went on to say that Alexandra Eckersley, who they called ‘Allie’, suffered from ‘severe mental illness her entire life’ and the family did their best to get her help and support.
