Confirmation
Posted on 07/29/2023 7:19:06 AM PDT by grundle
Indiana parents have been charged after their 5-year-old son allegedly shot and killed his 16-month-old brother. Police say both young children had drugs in their systems.
Around 3:00 p.m. on March 28, officers from the Lafayette Police Department responded to a report that a child wasn't breathing at an apartment building in Lafayette — about an hour north of Indianapolis. Cops discovered a 1-year-old boy deceased and determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head.
After an investigation, police said that 16-month-old Isiah Johnson had been shot and killed by his 5-year-old brother.
Law & Crime reported, "Following the death, toxicology results reportedly showed the toddler tested positive for marijuana. His older brother allegedly had cocaine in his system."
Deonta Johnson, 27, and Shatia Welch, 24, were arrested on Monday afternoon during a traffic stop in LaPorte, Indiana. According to a statement by the Lafayette Police Department, the parents were charged with neglect resulting in death, neglect resulting in bodily injury, conspiracy to commit dealing a narcotic drug, dealing a narcotic drug, possession of a narcotic, conspiracy to commit dealing marijuana, dealing marijuana, possession of marijuana, and possession of paraphernalia. Johnson was also charged with obstruction of justice.
Welch wasn't at the apartment at the time of the shooting, and Johnson was asleep on a couch inside the apartment, according to NBC News.
Johnson allegedly told investigators that he was awakened by a "loud boom" and found his youngest son in the bedroom.
Lafayette police lieutenant Matt Gard told Journal & Courier, "When I arrived on scene, I don't believe any life-saving measures were taken" on the toddler.
WXIN reported, "At the time, he denied that Isiah Johnson had been shot and denied that he had a gun in the apartment. However, he later told officers that Welch, the leaseholder of the apartment, did own a gun.
Welch allegedly told police that the gun was locked away under her bed in a box. According to the affidavit, the mother admitted to investigators that she had lost one of the two sets of keys — but that her 5-year-old son "would not know what the keys belonged to."
Police said they found 93 fentanyl pills, marijuana, and paraphernalia inside the apartment.
Authorities stated that surveillance footage from the apartment complex showed Johnson leaving his unit with a bag after the shooting and placing it in a car. A search warrant was obtained, and police reportedly found marijuana stashed inside the same vehicle.
The father's trial is scheduled to start on Nov. 28, and the mother's trial is expected to begin on Dec. 12.
De-firmative action at work. Awarding a Darwin with Democrat clusters.
I thought mara-juana was supposed to be harmless ? That’s what the internet folks keep telling me.
Gads, some stories are just tragic. Five year old will have a lifetime of pain. What to do with parents like this?
“Deonta” and “Shatia”.
Never had a chance.
Sounds like the kid stole the dude’s weed. I suspect he walks.
“Deonta Johnson, 27, and Shatia Welch, 24”
...say no more.
Well by 5 years of age I hope so.
Why someone would name their child after excretum...
Leftists and Libertarians, birds of a feather. Libertarians are just hedonists who don’t like paying taxes. Libertarians would love to legalize ALL drugs, and they constantly try to use marijuana as the justification. As someone who lives in Colorado, I can tell you that marijuana is most definitely not harmless.
“Well by 5 years of age I hope so.”
The Left will use ANY EXCUSE to coddle kids, and age is one of them.
(just trying to get some digs into the left in this horrible story)
that’s just fabulous! what the hell is wrong with people.
I looked. I really didn’t need to. Note to self: trust your gut instincts more.
Confirmation
Just let people enjoy the the Darwin awards.👍
No gun charges ?
Sad. What will happen to the five year old now? Will he live with grandparents or become a ward of the state?
Perfect evidence of the genetic and cultural decline of America. Even Americans from the 1980s would not recognize this country anymore.
The parents have different last names.
This is what a collapsed society looks like. And it’s going to get at least 10 times worse.
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