Man charged in 2024 death of 5-week-old child

Date Added: March 11, 2026 3:30 pm

The father of a Daytona Beach infant who died of traumatic injuries in 2024 has been arrested on a charge of aggravated manslaughter of a child.

Dajuan Patrick, 27, of Jacksonville, was taken into custody Tuesday by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on his VSO warrant.

Patrick is charged in the death of 5-week-old Dahlia Siebenhaar, who was admitted to the hospital the night of Dec. 2, 2024, unresponsive with severe injuries. She never regained consciousness and was taken off life support on Dec. 12.

Medical and autopsy records showed Dahlia sustained extensive head trauma, broken ribs, bruising across her body, and retinal hemorrhages due to being shaken and held with extreme force. Her death was later ruled a homicide by Volusia County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. James Fulcher.

A thorough VSO investigation based on interviews, medical records, and other evidence determined Patrick shook and spanked Dahlia, causing her fatal injuries.

“The arrest in this case won’t bring Dahlia back or give her the childhood she deserved, but today we're speaking up for her, because her life mattered,” Sheriff Mike Chitwood said.

Patrick is in custody without bond in Jacksonville pending extradition to Volusia County.