Madrid's prelim set for May

Ted Madrid

AURORA | A judge Monday scheduled a May preliminary hearing for a man charged with murder after police say he threw his girlfriend’s toddler son across a room, killing the boy last month. 

Theodore “Ted” Madrid, 30, was charged last month with first-degree murder and two counts of child abuse resulting in death in connection with the slaying of Caden Rodgers. 

At a hearing Monday morning in Arapahoe County Court, a judge scheduled Madrid’s preliminary hearing for May 12. At the hearing, which is scheduled to last an entire day, a judge is expected to rule whether there is enough evidence for Madrid to stand trial. 

According to court documents, Madrid was baby sitting Caden in the early morning hours of Jan. 5 when he got frustrated with the boy and threw him over his shoulder. 

When Caden’s mother, Ashley Rodgers, returned home, she called 911 because the boy was unresponsive. Caden never regained consciousness and died a few days later. 

Madrid was initially charged with felony child abuse but the charge was upgraded to murder after Caden died. 

He is being held in the Arapahoe County Jail without bond.