Henderson Man Arrested for Murder of 2-Year-Old Boy

HENDERSON — A 27-year-old Henderson man was arrested Wednesday morning in connection with the June death of his girlfriend’s young son.

Michael Alan Lee was arrested on murder and child abuse charges coming out of his home around 7:30 a.m. He was booked into the Henderson Detention Center and is being held without bail.

Henderson Police were called to an apartment at 2900 Sunridge Heights Parkway on June 15 about 9 a.m. for an unresponsive child. Police and emergency medical personnel arrived and found 2-year-old Brodie Aschenbrenner dead in the apartment. The boy was the son of Lee’s live-in girlfriend.

Investigators found some injuries and bruising to the boy’s head and body. An autopsy determined he died from the injuries sustained. An investigation determined Lee was alone with the child at the time the head injury was sustained and he also caused the injury to the boy’s abdomen.

The boy’s death is the second murder in Henderson this year.