Warrants issued for adoptive parents in starvation death of Vancouver teen
The whereabouts of Felicia Louise Adams, 52, and Jesse Costillo Franks, 56, are unknown; warrants marked for nationwide extradition By Jessica Prokop, Columbian Assistant Metro Editor
Published: May 28, 2021, 1:52pm
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Arrest warrants were issued Friday for the adoptive parents of Karreon Franks, a 15-year-old Vancouver boy who died of starvation and neglect in November.
The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office filed domestic violence charges of second-degree murder and homicide by abuse against Felicia Louise Adams, 52, and her husband, Jesse Costillo Franks, 56.
An affidavit of probable cause in support of the charges states the couple’s whereabouts are unknown. Their previous residence in the Mountain View neighborhood of east Vancouver is vacant. The warrants are marked for nationwide extradition. Upon the
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A Clark County Sheriff s deputy watches traffic pass by Sarah J. Anderson Elementary School in Vancouver, Wash., following a shooting on the school s campus on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019.
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) A teenager in Vancouver, Washington died of starvation and neglect, according to the county medical examiner.
Vancouver police have been investigating the circumstances since Karreon R. Franks, 15, died at a local hospital in late November, The Columbian reported. No arrests or criminal accusations have been made in the case.
The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office on Monday confirmed his death has been ruled a homicide. The boy’s death was announced by the medical examiner in February, but at that time the manner and cause of death had not been determined.
Police: Authorities visited starving Southwest Washington teen days before death
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VANCOUVER, Wash. - The Vancouver, Washington, Police Department is investigating the death of a teen last November after court records show he died a week after child welfare authorities received a report from a family member that he was not being fed.
A state worker visited the home of Felicia Adams, 52, and Jesse Franks, 56, the day after receiving the report to check on Karreon Walker-Franks, 15, and his two younger brothers, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Wednesday.
Adams’ sister Letricia Brown told child welfare authorities that Adams had withheld food from the children for years and that the teen previously collapsed from malnourishment.
Police: Authorities visited starving teen days before death
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VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) The Vancouver, Washington, Police Department is investigating the death of a teen last November after court records show he died a week after child welfare authorities received a report from a family member that he was not being fed.
A state worker visited the home of Felicia Adams, 52, and Jesse Franks, 56, the day after receiving the report to check on Karreon Walker-Franks, 15, and his two younger brothers, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Wednesday.
Adams’ sister Letricia Brown told child welfare authorities that Adams had withheld food from the children for years and that the teen previously collapsed from malnourishment.