Posted on 04/02/2023 4:57:12 PM PDT by Libloather
A 21-year-old man has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder after police found the body of his 2-year-old son in the mouth of an alligator days after the child's mother was stabbed to death in St. Petersburg, Florida.
The child, Taylen Mosley, was reported missing when authorities found his mother, Pashun Jeffery, 20, stabbed to death in her apartment on Thursday, Yolanda Fernandez, a police spokesperson, said in a press release.
St. Petersburg authorities' investigation led them on Friday to Dell Holmes Park and Lake Maggiore, which lies adjacent to the park. While searching the area, detectives spotted an alligator with an object in its mouth, St. Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway said in a press conference. After police fired a round at the alligator, the animal dropped the object, which was later identified as the body of Taylen Mosley, Holloway said. His body was recovered completely intact, and the alligator was killed, the chief said.
"We didn't want to find him this way," Holloway said. "But at least we can bring some closure to that family."
Taylen's father, 21-year-old Thomas Mosley, faces two charges of first-degree murder, one for Jeffery, and one for Taylen, according to the chief. Mosley is in the hospital receiving treatment for minor injuries at this time, according to police.
According to an arrest affidavit, Mosley arrived at his mother's house on Wednesday with lacerations to his arms after celebrating his birthday earlier in the day at Jeffery's home.
The injuries to his arm were caused by slippage during a knife attack, the affidavit said.
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He looks a lot older than 21. That’s what drugs will do to you.
I’ll just hide the body here...
Florida man.
That the kind of demon the death penalty was made for and FL has it iirc.
Execute him. Now.
Piece of subhuman filth.
I hope they throw him to the gators...alive.
This guy is BLDM.
Yes. I can think of a good way for his father to be executed.
Instead of killing the gator, they should have fed the perp to it.
Horrible. May the little boy rest in peace.
There are some crimes worthy of public hangings
Father is obviously a Democrat. Prayers for the child.
OMG!! The KILLER is BLACK!!! I am SHOCKED!
That gator, hate to say, had its appetizer course with the 2-year old, don’t deprave the gator of its MAIN course, the father.
The kid was intact, so the gator didn’t get anything. It should at least have been given the perp if said perp gets convicted.
I don’t think the jury will buy the story that an alligator broke into the house and stabbed the woman to death, then took the kid out of the crib to go for a swim.
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