A man facing charges linked to an explosion in his car in which his 4-year-old son was severely injured in July waived his preliminary hearing on Friday in Shawnee County District Court.
Jacob Daniel Schell, 38, of Topeka, is charged with aggravated battery of the child, aggravated endangering of a child (reckless situation), criminal use of explosives, driving while his driver’s license was suspended, and an infraction requiring a child passenger to be restrained.