CHANDLER, Okla. (KFOR) – The trial of a father accused of kid neglect in Lincoln County continued Tuesday.
Jimmy Jones Sr. is accused of willful and maliciously neglecting his 15-year-old son.
It’s a case we first advised you about in 2018.
Residing on a farm close to Meeker, Jones Sr. allegedly pressured his son to stay in a barn, not feeding him and never permitting him entry training or well being care.
Preliminary stories stated the boy was so malnourished he was consuming twigs and grass to remain alive, affected by head wounds and a shotgun wound within the leg.
On Day Two of the trial, prosecutors centered on the deplorable dwelling situations they are saying Jimmy Jones Sr. pressured his 15-year-old son to endure.
Investigators took the stand at present exhibiting tons of of images of the barn the 72-pound boy was dwelling in.
They confirmed photos of hen feces, feed and grime on the ground subsequent to the sofa he slept on.
There was no water in the bathroom and rat feces on the ground within the lavatory.
Then they confirmed footage of the very regular dwelling situations in the principle home the place the remainder of the household lived, together with loads of meals and a really typical room for the 4-year-old youngster within the household.
Prosecutors additionally identified footage of medical insurance playing cards inside the house exhibiting the household had entry to well being care.
The protection argued there have been no locks on doorways of the home, or the meals cupboards inside, saying the boy would then have had entry to the meals.
Within the afternoon, the Little one Advocate Middle Official that did the primary interview with the boy, testifying that he appeared much like a “Holocaust Survivor” when he was dropped at her.
Footage proven in court docket, matching her testimony of the boy’s horrible situation.
She says pores and skin was hanging from the bone, there have been a number of wounds on his scalp and legs, and there have been layers of filth on his ankles, ft and fingers.
She says he gave the impression to be nearer to 10 years outdated than to his precise age of 15.
She advised jurors it was essentially the most extreme case of malnourishment she had seen in her profession, saying the boy didn’t have the power to complete the interview and wanted medical consideration.
Later, a DHS employee that was with the boy through the 3 weeks he was within the hospital, testified to the boys bloated abdomen and scabs caked in grime and filth. This witness additionally claiming he appeared like a Nazi Focus Camp sufferer and saying, like these of the Holocaust, he needed to be re-introduced to meals slowly as to not damage him much more.
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Prosecutors will proceed with their case on Wednesday.
Jimmy Jones Sr. will not be in custody because the trial continues.
If discovered responsible, Jimmy Jones Sr. might face life in jail.
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