On Saturday evening, authorities in Michigan arrested an Indiana foster mother suspected in the death of a 10-year-old boy.
Jennifer Wilson, 48, was arrested at 8:18 p.m. on N. Thompson Street, near Buffalo Street in New Buffalo, on a reckless homicide charge, according to the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office.
This follows the issuance of a warrant for her arrest on Friday.
Her homicide accusation stems from an incident on April 25th, when police were called to a home in the 200 block of Falcon Way in Liberty Township for a “medical emergency.”
When authorities arrived, they found 10-year-old Dakota Stevens and took him to a nearby hospital.
Stevens died two days later from “mechanical asphyxia,” according to the St. Joseph County Coroner’s Office.
Officials deemed Stevens’ death to be homicide, and he was in foster care at the time.
According to the sheriff’s office, a deputy identified Wilson’s vehicle using a license plate scanner and tracked her down.
This is a developing story, and we will provide additional updates as they become available.
