After 5 weeks searching, police find suspect in baby’s death in Kalamazoo
Updated Dec 22, 2020;
Posted Dec 22, 2020
Police arrested Henry Lewis Jones Jr., 18, in Kalamazoo for the death of 18-month-old Drequan Scott on Nov. 7 in Battle Creek
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KALAMAZOO, MI More than 5 weeks after a Battle Creek baby died, police located the suspect in the death in Kalamazoo.
Battle Creek police on Tuesday, Dec. 22 said Henry Lewis Jones Jr., 18, was arrested by officers with the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team on Monday.
Court records show he was arraigned Tuesday afternoon on charges of open murder and first-degree child abuse.
Police said the 18-month-old child, Drequan Scott, was left in the care of Jones on Nov. 7 while the baby’s mother was at work. At some point during that day, Jones took the child to a relative’s home and asked them to call 911.