Kurt Flood , 24 , was charged with murder , assault , endangering children and evidence tampering . A man suspected of killing a one-year-old because he believed beating the boy was the only way to rid him of demons was charged with murder after the toddler 's mother agreed to cooperate . Maryland boy Cameron Beckford was found dead inside a backpack on December 31 in Big Walnut Creek in Columbus , Ohio , after being fatally injured on Christmas by Kurt Flood . Flood , 24 , was also was indicted on charges of felonious assault , endangering children , evidence tampering and abuse of a corpse after Beckford 's mother opted to cooperate with prosecutors . Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien said authorities believe Flood was the person who assaulted Beckford but his mother , Dainesha Stevens , is responsible for not intervening . Stevens initially told police she left her son on a stranger 's porch . She later changed her story and pointed authorities to the creek , where they found the body on New Year 's Eve . Scroll down for video . Maryland boy Cameron Beckford was found dead after he was allegedly beaten by Kurt Flood on Christmas . Prosecutors were able to indict Flood on a number of charges after the one-year-old 's mother cooperated . Beckford 's mother Dainesha Stevens , 25 , did n't assault her son , but she is responsible for not intervening . Stevens , 25 , pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering last week and agreed to cooperate in any proceedings against Flood . The prosecution and defense are recommending a 12-year sentence for Stevens . Flood had been jailed on a suspected probation violation and he is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday . He could face life in prison if convicted of all charges , according to the prosecutor 's office . Beckford was found dead inside a backpack on December 31 in Big Walnut Creek in Columbus , Ohio . Stevens pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering last week in Columbus . Stevens had left Frederick , Maryland , in mid-December and stayed with Flood in Columbus . When Stevens found the boy unresponsive after the Christmas beating , she and Flood put his body in the backpack and left it in the creek nearby , prosecutors and Stevens ' attorney said . The toddler had bruises on his lower back , kidneys and lungs , and bruises and scarring on his buttocks , according to the county coroner .
Cameron Beckford was found dead in Big Walnut Creek in Ohio , Columbus . His mother , Dainesha Stevens , 25 , led police to area where body was found . Stevens initially told police she left her son on a stranger 's porch . She was staying with Kurt Flood , 24 , and he is facing a number of charges . Besides murder , he is charged with assault , tampering and corpse abuse . If convicted on all charges , Flood could be facing prospect of life in prison . He injured the toddler on December 25 but boy was n't found until the 31st .