LAKE CHARLES, LA. (Queen City Newsfeed) – Charges have been upgraded in the case against 25-year-old Aaliyah Jack.
According to the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office,
Jack is now charged with 2 counts of failure to report a missing child; cruelty to a juvenile; and 2nd degree murder. Judge Tony Fazzio set her total bond at $9.1 million.
On Monday July 8, at 3:00 p.m. CPSO deputies were dispatched to the Vinton Welcome Center in reference to a body located in the water. Further investigation revealed the body was that of was a 4 year old boy, who was last seen with his mother, Aaliyah Jack of Lake Charles and his 1-year-old sibling.
Jack was located in Meridian Mississippi without the 1-year-old.
CPSO continued the search for the child, and on Tuesday, July 9, at approximately 9:00 a.m. CPSO deputies were dispatched to I-10 eastbound near miler marker 10 in reference to a passerby observing a baby in a ditch. When deputies arrived, they were able to positively identify the child as the missing 1 year old.
“Although we have upgraded charges on Jack, our detectives still have a lot of work to do,” stated Sheriff Stitch Guillory. “The investigation will continue while we wait for the autopsy results of the victim. We are asking anyone who may have any information related to this case to call CPSO lead Detective Willie Fontenot at 491-3605.”
An arrest is an indication that probable cause exists to believe the subject was involved in the offense alleged. A person is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
SOURCE: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page
