LIBERTY COUNTY, Texas — The Liberty County Sheriff's Office arrested two people Wednesday believed to be linked to the death of a 3-year-old boy.
Three-year-old Jace Davis died early Saturday morning. The boyfriend of the child's mother called the Liberty County Sheriff's Office around 5:30 a.m., stating the child was in distress.
The boyfriend was later identified as 21-year-old Elmer Powell, according to a Liberty County Sheriff's Office release. The child's mother was identified as 27-year-old Lisa Marie Davis.
Powell told dispatchers the child was "gagging." A Liberty County Sheriff's Office investigator responded to the residence located on County Road 3792, which is south of Cleveland.
When the investigator arrived, he found Jace Davis in a recliner.
A medical team later arrived, started CPR and continued to attempt to save the child's life as they brought him to Kingwood Hospital, where the child was later pronounced dead.
Deputies with Liberty County Sheriff’s Office arrested Lisa Davis and Powell on Wednesday. They were both charged with false report to a police officer, which is a class b misdemeanor.
On Thursday, an additional charge of injury to a child intentional bodily injury, which is a first degree felony, was filed against Powell
The two suspects were taken the Liberty County Jail. Both are being held on $500,000 bonds.
Investigators are still awaiting for the autopsy results while the investigation continues into the death of Jace Davis.
This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
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From a Liberty County Sheriff's Office release:
According to Liberty County Sheriff’s lead Investigator Sean Mitchell, the early Saturday morning death of a little 3 year old boy is being considered “suspicious” pending final autopsy results. It was approximately 5:30 am Saturday morning, September 10th, when the boyfriend of the child’s mother called the LCSO dispatcher and reported the child was in distress and described his condition as “gagging”. Investigator Mitchell said the child was in a recliner chair at the residence on CR 3792 in far north Liberty County when emergency medical team arrived and began CPR all the way to Kingwood Hospital where the child was pronounced deceased at the emergency room.
The investigation is presently in the early stage but is continuing with interviews with family members and awaiting pending autopsy results.