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Monday, 20 May 2024

2 charged after child drowns in Pelahatchie

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2 charged after child drowns in Pelahatchie
2 charged after child drowns in Pelahatchie

Pelahatchie police say a mother has been charged after her 5-year-old drowned in a swimming pool at Yogi Bear Jellystone Park.

SHALEEKA POWELL WITH THE LATESTON THE STORY BABY’S NAME ISANGEL.SO I JUST FEEL LIKE HEAVEN GOTANOTHER ANGEL FIVE-YEAR-OLD.ANGEL FRIF WAS FOUND AT THEBOTTOM OF A POOL THURSDAY ATYOGI BEAR OF JELLYSTONE PARKPARK OFFICIALS.SAY THE POOL ATTENDANT NOTICE.ANGEL WAS IN THE POOL AND TRY TORESCUE HER BECAUSE HER BECAUSEOF BAD WEATHER COMING IN.THEY STARTED CLEAR IN THE POOLFOR PEOPLE TO GET OUT OF THEPOOL.ONE OF THE ALERT WORKERS NOTICEDTHE BABY IN THE POOL.IMMEDIATELY TO RETRIEVE THE BABYOUT OF THE POOL POLICE SAYANGELS MOTHER SKY, FRISK AND HERBOYFRIEND AND SHAUN KING ARECHARGED WITH FELONY CHILDNEGLECT FOR LEAVING ANGEL ANDTHE 7 YEAR OLD CHILD IN A POOLAREA UNATTENDED.THEY WEREN’T IN THE STATE OFMIND THAT I LOST A CHILD WOULDHAVE BEEN A PPD SAYS THELOUISIANA COUPLE PROBABLY LEFTTHE KIDS UNATTENDED FOR 10 TO 15MINUTES.WE HAVE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THATTHEY LEFT THE CHILDRENUNATTENDED IN THE POOL TO THEVEHICLE AND EVIDENCE TO SUPPORTTHAT THERE WAS SOME ILLEGAL DRUGACTIVITY POLICE FOUND MARIJUANAIN THE VEHICLE SEVERAL LAWENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ASSISTED ATTHE SCENE.EVERYBODY OUT THERE WITH FOLLOWSJUST ABOUT EVERYBODY HAS NIECESAND NEPHEWS AND AND CHILDREN ITGETS PERSONAL, YOU KNOW, SO WEWANT TO TRY TO HELP THE BABYBECAUSE THE BABY CAN’T HELPTHEMSELVES POLICE SAY AN AUTOPSYWILL BE DONE BY MONDAY TODETERMINE ANGELS CAUSE OF DEATH.

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