Updated on May 14, 2021 at 5:00 pm
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Editor’s Note (May 18, 2021, 10:30 a.m. ET): Prosecutors opted not to pursue a murder charge against LaDonia Boggs after the disappearance of her son, 2-month-old Kyon Jones. Go here for updates.
The mother of a 2-month-old boy who disappeared from D.C. last week was arrested Friday afternoon and accused of murder by D.C. police. She was released Saturday on no-cost bail. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
The baby, Kyon Jones, was last seen on May 5 in an apartment in the 1500 block of Benning Road NE. Kyon s mother, LaDonia Boggs, said her son died and she disposed of his body, video obtained by News4 shows.
The mother of Kyon Jones, a baby boy who has been missing from D.C. for a week, said her son died and she disposed of his body, video obtained by News4 shows.
First Published: 10:55 AM PDT, May 12, 2021
Foul play is suspected in the disappearance of 2-month-old Kyon Jones, a Black male infant with brown hair and brown eyes, who was reported missing on Friday. Police are asking the public for help.
It has been a week since a newborn from the Washington D.C. area went missing and the baby’s mother is reportedly a “person of interest,” police say. As the Metropolitan police in Washington search for the tiny baby they are asking the public for help.
Two-month-old Kyon Jones, a Black male infant with brown hair and brown eyes, was last seen at 1500 Block of Benning Road in Northeast Washington on Wednesday. He wasn’t reported missing until Friday. The clothing he was wearing before he disappeared is unknown, according to a police statement.