Officers responded to the hospital and to the 100 block of Sawyer Circle, according to the statement.
Jaquaris Lemon Hines, of Fayetteville, was arrested and charged with murder in the death of Jaylen, the release said. He remains in the Harnett County Detention Center without bail, and his next court date is scheduled for Jan. 19.
Anyone with information about the investigation is asked to call Investigator Matthew Matos or Matthew Norris at 910-892-2399.
Staff writer Melody Brown-Peyton can be reached at mbrownpeyton@fayobserver.com or 910-486-3568.
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Updated December 24, 2020 12:21 a.m. EST
By Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter
Kimberly Boykin, the mother of 4-year-old Jaylen Boykin who died earlier this month, has been arrested and charged with felony child abuse.
Updated December 15, 2020 6:24 p.m. EST
By Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter
Dunn, N.C. One young man mourns his 4-year-old son while another sits in jail, accused of the abuse that claimed the child s life.
Tracey Jackson said that he had custody of his 4-year-old, Jaylen Boykin, two years ago and had been living in Delaware.
Jackson says that his son s personality was adorable. Everybody that met him fell in love with him. He was a character. He really was. He was like an adult in a child s body.
At the urging of the Harnett County Department of Social Services, he agreed to let his son spend some time with his mother, Kimberly Boykin.