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Judge grants dead infant’s parents bond
Condition: No contact with their other kids
Published Thursday, December 4, 2008
A juvenile court judge on Thursday granted a bond of $5,000 each to two parents accused of felony abuse and neglect.
Linwood Jones Jr., 24, and Shawntay D. Jones, 25, were charged with three counts each of felony abuse and neglect of children after their 11-month-old daughter was found dead in their home Monday.
Judge Robert Brewbaker ruled, as a condition of the bond, that neither parent is to have any contact with the other two children, ages 3 and 4, except at the child’s funeral, said Jim Grandfield, who is representing the mother in the case.
Suffolk Fire and Rescue was called to the residence, in the 600 block of Third Avenue, Monday afternoon on a report of an unresponsive child. Paramedics reported that they found the girl on the living room floor, she was cold to the touch, and rigor mortis already had begun in her arms and legs.
Parents and other relatives were screaming when they arrived, but nobody was attempting to resuscitate the child, according to the search warrant filed in the case.
Paramedics also observed a possible burn mark in the child’s right ear, as well as trash and food covering the kitchen floor and other parts of the house, and general disarray throughout, according to the search warrant.
Police officers served the search warrant about three hours after the emergency call. They seized a child’s sippy-cup, a flat Winnie the Pooh crib sheet, a bottle of liquid medicine, a bottle of infant Tylenol drops and two family portraits.
The parents had last checked on the child at 7 a.m. Monday morning, more than eight hours before she was found dead, according to police. Officers found that the home had vomit on the floor, little heat, no running water and feces standing in the toilet.
Trash was strewn about the front yard of the home on Tuesday, including a soiled diaper. A reporter observed workers from Bestway Rent-To-Own removing a freezer and a large flat-screen television from the home. The men said they had been called and told to pick up the items.
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Posted by KNRMCO (anonymous) on December 5, 2008 at 7:26 a.m. (Suggest removal)
what a disgrace for the term parent. there was enough money for that flat screen tv (a luxory I might add) but not enough for the bare necessities. Has anyone ever heard of social services? And where were the grandparents, aunts & uncles, etc? did they not observe these conditions? No one in their right mind leaves an 11 month unattended for 8 hours....the 11 month old would not leave the parent unattended for that long! very sad. she is in a better place thank god.
Posted by BLESSING (anonymous) on December 5, 2008 at 10:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I agree with KNRMCO. The judge shouldn't offered a bail until the autopsy reports come back. They should be let of jail let alone attend the funeral. She is in a better place. Just hope and pray that the two little boys will grow up in a safe place and remember how there parents let them live and the outcome of there sisters death.
Posted by Justice4allamyth (anonymous) on December 8, 2008 at 9:12 a.m. (Suggest removal)
How quick we are to judge based on what we read in a newspaper. If it were against the law to be poor, sixty percent of this city would be behind bars. I doubt that anyone who has commented on this case really knows the family or what their circumstances truly are.
I had no intention of making a comment, but I am doing so for two reasons. First, because I know the father in this case and know he doted on his children and did the best he could for them by working two jobs as most of us have been forced to do due to the screwed up economy.
Second, I find it interesting to note that those who have commented are basing their opinion on what was stated in the initial article and this one. Take the condition of the yard for example. I can tell you from personal experience how many times I have had to police my yard after someone has dumped their garbage on my grass or knocked over my mailbox. Has anyone proven that the candy wrappers, food wrappers and soiled diaper belong to this household? Or was it a tasty tidbit to add to the article in order to sway public opinion?
You never really know someone until you live with them so if you've shared occupancy with anyone in this story and have first hand knowledge of how they live then carry on. If not, leave judgement to those who are qualified. It's quite obvious that the judge in this case knows something that we do not and made his decision to bond them out based on that information.
Like the wise men say...there are three sides to every story. HIS, HERS and the TRUTH. Let us hope that true justice is served and that those who judge without getting all of the facts never find them selves on the other side of the coin.
PS...KRMNCO try going to Social Services for help when you have a father in the home. Based on income and if they asked for assistance, they probably got turned down like a lot of people do. If he leaves however, is listed as abandoning his family, they are more apt to help a distressed mother with children then try to keep a family together. That's how it is...welcome to the REAL world.
Posted by Virginia_Slimm (anonymous) on December 8, 2008 at 5:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Justice 4 all,
Everyone who has commented has gone only off the facts that were presented. It appears Mr. Jones and his wife were negligent in the care of their children with one serving the ultimate price, death. They failed to check on their 11-month old in more than 8 hours. I know people who check on their pets more often than that. Granted the economy is in a bind there is no reason for this family to have a flat screen TV but lack bare necessities for their home. It just goes to show where their priorities are. In addition their house was found in disarray. You can argue that the trash in the front yard could've been thrown by anyone. However, I believe how your yard looks on the outside is an indication on how well it is kept inside. I saw a picture of the parents on another link. They showed no remorse. Just a look of being caught for their actions.
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