An Adams County deputy and his wife have been charged in the death of their 3-year-old girl. Sgt. Brett Eskam and Elaine Eskam face six counts of unlawful storage of a firearm. Police said their 3-year-old daughter, Avery, died of a gunshot wound she suffered at their Frederick home on Mother’s Day weekend. Eskam remains on bereavement leave from the department. The couple is due in court in July.
