On June 9 1995, Jennifer Jones, left her son, Jacob in the care of her boyfriend. Cody McCormik, was trusted to look after Jacob for about ten minutes while Jennifer went out.
When when she came back, Cody told her that something was wrong with Jacob, that he wasn't breathing right and that he was unconscious. Jacob was transported to the hospital in Nevada and died at 8:30 p.m. that evening. Cody was arrested and found guilty of first degree murder and then in April of 1996, Cody McCormik was sentenced to life in prison. In 2013, Cody had been in prison for 17 years when the Nevada Supreme Court overturned that conviction.
Then, Jennifer was accused of giving Jacob an adult dose of Penicillin, though she had been told he was allergic to it. An autopsy showed no Penicillin, but did show at least 20 blows to Jacob's head, which indicated Shaken Baby Syndrome. Jennifer would later admit that she gave Jacob half of an adult dose of medication, because he was coughing. In the order it was said that Jennifer had given Jacob Penicillin just a short time before started having trouble breathing, though none was found n his stomach or blood. A doctor said that the Penicillin would have metabolized before death and there would have been no trace of it.
She was sticking up for her boyfriend who killed her baby boy. None of them were sentenced to any more time in prison.
On June 9 1995, Jennifer Jones, left her son, Jacob in the care of her boyfriend. Cody McCormik, was trusted to look after Jacob for about ten minutes while Jennifer went out.
When when she came back, Cody told her that something was wrong with Jacob, that he wasn't breathing right and that he was unconscious. Jacob was transported to the hospital in Nevada and died at 8:30 p.m. that evening. Cody was arrested and found guilty of first degree murder and then in April of 1996, Cody McCormik was sentenced to life in prison. In 2013, Cody had been in prison for 17 years when the Nevada Supreme Court overturned that conviction.
Then, Jennifer was accused of giving Jacob an adult dose of Penicillin, though she had been told he was allergic to it. An autopsy showed no Penicillin, but did show at least 20 blows to Jacob's head, which indicated Shaken Baby Syndrome. Jennifer would later admit that she gave Jacob half of an adult dose of medication, because he was coughing. In the order it was said that Jennifer had given Jacob Penicillin just a short time before started having trouble breathing, though none was found n his stomach or blood. A doctor said that the Penicillin would have metabolized before death and there would have been no trace of it.
She was sticking up for her boyfriend who killed her baby boy. None of them were sentenced to any more time in prison.
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Parents: Benjamin Boling Jones & Jennifer Rankin
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