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Stockton Man Arrested, Suspected Of Child Abuse After 2018 Death Of 4-Year-Old Daughter

STOCKTON (CBS13) - A 39-year-old Stockton man has been arrested in connection to the death of his 4-year-old daughter, police say.

Stockton police say the child, Serenity Moore, was found with severe injuries at a home along the 8600 block of Rice Court back on Nov. 25, 2018. Moore was taken the UC Davis Medical Center, but she later died.

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Kevin Carames Sr.'s booking photo. (Credit: Stockton Police Department)

Moore's step-mother, 21-year-old Zulma Chavez Ventura, was arrested back then on charges of homicide and felony child abuse.

Wednesday, investigators announced that Moore's father - Kevin Carames Sr. - had also been arrested.

Carames is facing felony child abuse charges.

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