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Jacquelyn Smith, 54, was stabbed to death just after midnight on Dec.
1 in the Johnson Square neighborhood of East Baltimore, police said.
Her husband, Keith Smith, called 911 and later told police that he
and his wife, along with his daughter, Valeria Smith, were driving when
they saw a woman standing on the side of the road, carrying what looked
like a baby wrapped in a blanket. They said she was holding a sign that
read, "Help me feed my baby, God Bless."
Keith Smith said they pulled over and his wife rolled down the window to hand the woman $10.
He told ABC News that he noticed a man standing next to the
panhandling woman. But it never crossed his mind that he and his wife
were being set up, he said in an interview after the killing. (MORE: Baltimore woman's act of kindness ends in her death)
"She was trying to help someone out," Keith Smith told ABC News just
days after he said his wife was stabbed in front of him and Valeria
Smith, who were out with celebrating her 28th birthday when the tragedy
unfolded.
However, after a lengthy investigation, Baltimore Police allege it
was Keith Smith, along with his daughter, who were responsible for
Jacquelyn Smith's murder.
The pair was arrested near the U.S.-Mexico border in Harlingen,
Texas, and now face charges of first-degree murder, police said at a
news conference Sunday. Investigators learned Keith Smith was leaving
Maryland and coordinated with the Texas State Police to take him into
custody Sunday morning.
"We're looking forward to this cruel act being brought to justice," Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh said.
Police would not comment on how they determined Keith and Valeria
Smith were responsible for the death, citing an ongoing investigation.
Officials would not comment on a possible motive.
In an interview with ABC News shortly after his wife's death, Keith
Smith described what he told police happened that day and how saddened
he was that his wife's life was taken over a few dollars.
Jacquelyn Smith, her husband and daughter were driving home when
Jacquelyn Smith spotted the woman standing in the drizzling, cold
weather and the holding what she thought was a baby, according to Keith
Smith.
The family pulled over to help, Keith Smith said.
"As she was handing her the money, the guy came to say 'Thank you,'
and the woman was saying 'God bless you. God bless you,'" Smith
recalled. "While we're looking at her saying 'God bless you' and my wife
was handing her the money, he came over to the car and said 'Thank you'
and then he started stabbing my wife and snatched her necklace off and
ran."
He said the female panhandler reached into the car, grabbed his wife's purse and scurried off into the darkness.
"For most people, the last thing you're going to think about is that
this person is about to take your life for a few dollars," Keith Smith
said.
"I think the reality is, we forget about the times that we're living
in," he said. "You may have the best intentions on helping this person,
but when you let a person get into your safe zone, you're actually
opening yourself up to whatever this person has intended for you."
Two days after the fatal stabbing, Keith Smith and his daughter
returned to the scene of the killing with then Baltimore interim Police
Commissioner Gary Tuggle for a news conference, in which Tuggle asked
the public to help investigators identify the two suspect.
At the time, Tuggle said it appeared the two panhandlers were working together.
"They're using this ruse as panhandlers to get the attention of their
would-be victims," Tuggle said at the time. "We also want to caution
the public about engaging with panhandlers in recognizing the fact not
all of them have honest intent. Not all of them are in real need."
Jacquelyn Smith worked as an electrical engineer at the Aberdeen
Proving Ground, an Army facility in Aberdeen, Maryland, her husband
said. He said he and his wife were members of the Helping Hands
Ministries Church in the Baltimore suburb of Churchville, where
Jacquelyn's memorial service was held on Dec. 7.
ABC News' Amanda Maile contributed to this report.
OLMITO, Texas (AP) — A man charged with killing his wife after
blaming her death on a Baltimore panhandler is being held without bail
in Texas.
Cameron County Sheriff's Office spokesman Lt. Joe Elizardi said
52-year-old Keith Smith and his 28-year-old daughter, Valeria Smith,
were arraigned Monday and agreed to be extradited. Elizardi says they're
held without bond and Baltimore officials have until March 15 to pick
them up.
Jacquelyn Smith was fatally stabbed last year. Her husband said she
rolled down her window to give money to a panhandler, who stabbed her.
But Acting Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said at a news
conference Sunday that the story wasn't true and announced first-degree
murder charges against Smith's husband and step-daughter. He says they
were arrested in Texas and were preparing to leave the country.
Eleven-year-old girl charged with child abuse over death of baby left in her care
Peter Stubley,The Independent59 minutes ago
An 11-year-old girl has been charged with first-degree child abuse of a one-year-old boy who died after suffering serious injuries in her care.
The girl, who is not related to the victim, was left babysitting Paxton Davis at her home in Maryland near Washington DC while her mother went out on an errand.
Her family members called 911 after returning home to find the baby unresponsive.
Paxton was taken to hospital with severe injuries to his upper body and died four days later, on Thursday 28 February.
Major Brian Reilly, commander of the criminal investigation division, told a press conference the motive remains under investigation.
“I don’t know what motive there would be in a situation like this for
an 11-year-old to intentionally inflict injuries on a one-year-old,” he
said.
“There are no words. There is no reason for this to take place.”
Major Reilly said the two families were friends and Paxton was left
there in the care of the girl’s mother on the previous Saturday. The
girl had not looked after the baby before.
“It was an innocent friendly agreement that turned absolutely tragic,” he said.
“There was a short time where the 11-year-old was left in the house where there was no parental supervision.”
Police were alerted by medical staff at 3.25pm following the baby’s arrival at hospital.
“When hospital staff took a look at our one-year-old victim, they
immediately called child abuse detectives due to the severity of his
injuries,” said Major Reilly.
“It was clear from the beginning that the injuries Paxton suffered were not consistent with the normal play of a one-year-old.”
Police said that they would consult with the Prince George’s County
state’s attorney’s office to determine any further charges in the case.
A
daycare employee, who went missing after surveillance video showed her
tossing a three-year-old, is now in custody after authorities found her
hiding in the basement of a Missouri home.
She said that "Woods" WAS the reason her family broke up. LOL Her family broke up because her... Husband, Boyfriend I mean "Baby Daddy" (guess she isn't good enough to marry) wouldn't and Couldn't keep it in his pants. This is NOT the first OR THE LAST.
Does she really believe taht she is that special that he will not cheat again?
That is so funny.
(does anyone really believe this cheating
story?)
Update 3-2.... she retracted her statement. Of course she did.... he made an ASS out of her.
Celebrity
Khloe Kardashian Backtracks on Blaming Jordyn Woods for 'Breakup of My Family': 'This Was Tristan's Fault'
2 day care workers charged after video shows child thrown
JIM SALTER,Associated Press14 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Charges have been filed against two Missouri day
care center workers after surveillance video showing a 3-year-old girl
being thrown against a cabinet went viral.
The woman accused of throwing the girl, 27-year-old Wilma Brown, was
charged with felony child abuse on Thursday in St. Louis County.
Relatives said the girl sustained a head gash that required seven
stiches during the incident on Feb. 1 at Brighter Day Care and
Preschool.
The girl's family said they were initially told the girl fell, but
five days later watched surveillance video with the center's director
that showed a worker throwing the child into a cabinet.
A warrant has been issued for Brown's arrest. The only telephone listing for someone matching Brown's name and age was unlisted.
Prosecutors also charged 22-year-old Ariana Silver for a separate
incident on Feb. 27 that was also allegedly captured by surveillance
video. Charging documents allege Silver squeezed a 4-year-old girl's arm
and punctured her skin, and then carried the girl by her foot
.
Silver is jailed on $50,000 bond. Jail records don't show whether she
has an attorney, and she doesn't have a publicly listed home phone
number.
Both women have been fired, according to Timothy Smith, an attorney for the day care center.
Smith said the center is cooperating with investigators and "has
provided exemplary, high quality educational and child care services to
thousands of children and their families for more than a decade." The
attorney said teachers and staff are properly trained, and the center
works to provide a safe environment.
Daycare employee fired after being caught throwing three-year-old into a cabinet on video
Elizabeth Di Filippo,Yahoo Canada Style19 hours agoParents are outraged after video from a Missouri daycare reveals an employee throwing a child against a cabinet.
On Feb. 1, cameras at Brighter Day Daycare and Preschool in St.
Louis, Mo. recorded footage of an employee grabbing a three-year-old
girl by the arm, dragging her away from a table and throwing her into a
cabinet. The child sustained injuries and was taken via ambulance to
hospital and received seven stitches for a head wound.
According
to Fox 2 News, the parents of the girl, who wish to remain nameless,
received a note from the daycare informing them of her injuries saying
that “she fell.”
The true cause was determined five days later when the parents
reviewed the daycare’s video surveillance with the daycare director, who
claimed to have not seen the footage.
After viewing the shocking footage, the family obtained an Jennifer Hansen, an attorney.
“In no world did this family have any idea that what was called a
fall was actually an assault until they came to see that video,”
said Hansen on behalf of the family to reporters. “One of the more
egregious aspects of this case is that the daycare director told the
family that she did not watch the surveillance tape until the family was
with her.”
A photo of the head injury the child sustained. Image via KTVI-St. Louis
According to Hanson, the daycare failed to take the initiative to review the footage or investigate the injury.
“The daycare could’ve reviewed that footage at any time,” Hanson
continued. “They didn’t and they allowed the day care worker who
assaulted this little girl, to continue to work at the facility for five
additional days.”
The daycare has since dismissed the employee, while local police and
Missouri child care inspectors continue to investigate the incident.
Image via Getty Images
Although disturbing, Fox 2 News reports this is unfortunately not the
first report of abuse from the daycare. Previous investigations into
the daycare reveal a May 2018 report of a daycare employee “slam a child
on the cot” while a third teacher was “holding a child by his wrist,
dragging him across the room.”
In light of the unearthed reports, the daycare released the following statement, denying any misconduct through an attorney:
“All teachers and staff are properly trained and extremely qualified.
Providing a quality education in a safe environment is of the utmost
importance to our teachers and staff,” the statement began.
“It has
always been our policy to notify the proper authorities and to fully
comply with any investigation. We have and will continue to follow said
policy.”
Mom Allegedly Killed Baby, Threw Child Off Balcony Before Jumping
A 24-year-old California mother allegedly dropped her 18-month-old
toddler off a second-story balcony, then jumped herself and landed
head-first as police and neighbors watched on Tuesday.
Inside the woman’s apartment, authorities then located a nearly
7-month-old female infant who was “unresponsive and not breathing,”
according to a news release from the Upland Police Department.
The infant was later declared dead from her unspecified injuries.
The mother, identified in jail records as Tierra Rose Ortega, and the
toddler both were airlifted along with the infant to Loma Linda Medical
Center. The toddler was diagnosed with a broken foot and is listed in
stable condition.
Ortega was treated for facial injuries and released.
She was arrested and charged with suspicion of murder, attempted
murder and assault of a child younger than 8 years old causing death,
detective Richard Madrid tells PEOPLE.
“As far as motive and all that stuff, we don’t have one,” he says. “It’s still under investigation.” • Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Click here to get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter.
Police had not previously been called to Ortega’s Upland apartment
before they were summoned by a neighbor’s 911 call reporting a child’s
screams around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Madrid says.
While on the line with the emergency dispatcher, the caller “saw the
mother of a 1½-year-old child holding the child over a second-story
landing,” according to the police statement. “The mother proceeded to
release the toddler, who fell to the ground below.”
A neighbor, Yolanda Tapia, said “she was screaming, and then she
threw something. I never thought it would be a baby,” reports Los
Angeles TV station KNBC.
Police say Ortega’s husband was away at work at the time, according to the outlet.
Arriving officers saw the toddler on the floor, and watched Ortega
herself jump from the balcony as they approached, “landing head first,”
police said.
“As officers were providing the child and mother first aid,
additional officers conducted a safety sweep of the mother’s apartment,”
police said. “In the apartment, they located a 6-to 7-month-old female
infant unresponsive and not breathing.”
After transport to the hospital, “Unfortunately, the infant female succumbed to her injuries and passed,” police said.
Ortega currently is being held without bond in the West Valley
Detention Center, jail records show. Those records do not indicate if
she had obtained an attorney who could speak on her behalf.
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