A St. Joseph man charged in connection with the death of a boy who died on his first birthday will have his case taken up in circuit court.

59-year-old Roy Kenneth Miller Jr. appeared in court Friday with his Attorney Mitchel Jenkins.  Miller was charged in August with felony abuse of a child resulting in death. Another defendant, 28-year-old Sasha Lizar was charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child.

Sasha’s son, 1-year-old Carter Eugene Lizar passed away on his 1-year birthday at a Kansas City hospital. Court documents said that Miller assaulted the child by violently shaking him and causing injury which resulted in substantial brain trauma resulting in his death.

Online court documents said Miller waived his preliminary hearing Friday in Judge Keith Marquart’s court and was bound over to circuit court.  An arraignment has been set for Oct. 19 in front of Judge Patrick Robb.

Miller remains behind bars on $100,000 bond.

Sasha Lizar is set for a preliminary hearing Oct. 9.