Lake Charles, LA –
On Monday July 8, at approximately 3:00 p.m. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the Vinton Welcome Center in reference to a body located in the water. Further investigation revealed the body was that of was a 4 year old boy, who was last seen with his mother, Aaliyah N. Jack, 25, Lake Charles, and his 1 year old sibling.
After further investigation, a warrant was issued for Jack’s arrest charging her with failure to report a missing child. She was located in Mississippi by the Meridian Police Department, without the 1 year old. CPSO continued the search for the child, and on Tuesday, July 9, at approximately 9:00 a.m. CPSO deputies were dispatched to I-10 eastbound near miler marker 10 in reference to a passerby observing a baby in a ditch. When deputies arrived, they were able to positively identify the child as the missing 1 year old.
Earlier this afternoon, after further investigation, CPSO detectives upgraded Jack’s charges, who remains in custody in Mississippi. She is now charged with 2 counts of failure to report a missing child; cruelty to a juvenile; and 2nd degree murder. Judge Tony Fazzio set her total bond at $9.1 million.
“Although we have upgraded charges on Jack, our detectives still have a lot of work to do,” stated Sheriff Stitch Guillory. “The investigation will continue while we wait for the autopsy results of the victim. We are asking anyone who may have any information related to this case to call CPSO lead Detective Willie Fontenot at 491-3605.”
An arrest is an indication that probable cause exists to believe the subject was involved in the offense alleged. A person is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.