Georgia Man Charged With Toddler s Death Found Hiding Under Mother s Bed
On 3/4/21 at 11:04 AM EST
A suspect charged with the death of a one-year-old boy in Georgia was found under his mother s bed when officers arrested him, according to reports.
Jamarius Khalil Dixon, 19, was apprehended by officers after his girlfriend s baby boy Jayce Gibson was declared dead on February 24, 2021. The young toddler was rushed as an emergency to Macon s Coliseum Northside Hospital after his mother and Dixon said they had noticed Jayce had become unresponsive.
Jayce s cause of death could not be determined at the time and an autopsy at the GBI Medical Examiners Office was scheduled for March 1, according to a statement released by Bibb County Sheriff s Office.
An autopsy later showed that the 1-year-old died of head trauma, authorities said.
An investigation identified Dixon, who was described as the roommate/boyfriend of the child s mother, as the suspect, the sheriff s office said.
No details on what led authorities to suspect Dixon were immediately provided.
Dixon was charged with murder and first-degree cruelty to children. He was being held without bond at the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center.
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Investigators say the autopsy results show that the child died from head trauma and not natural causes Author: 13WMAZ Staff Updated: 5:12 PM EST March 3, 2021
MACON, Ga. A man faces murder charges after he allegedly killed a 1-year-old in Macon last month.
According to a news release, the investigation began when Bibb County deputies were called to the Coliseum Northside Hospital emergency room for an unresponsive infant on Feb 24.
When they got to the scene, they were told the 1-year-old boy had been taken to the hospital by his mother and her boyfriend after noticing he was unresponsive.
The infant, identified as Jayce Gibson, was later pronounced dead. A cause of death couldn’t be determined at the time, so an autopsy was conducted at the GBI Medical Examiner’s Office on Monday.
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