Mom, 18, facing death penalty for ‘placing baby in dumpster’ & lying to cops after
A TEEN mom charged after she allegedly put her baby inside a dumpster could face the death penalty if she is convicted, reports say.
Jakayla Williams’ son was found inside a compactor in Dothan, Alabama, last August.
Dothan Police DepartmentJakayla Williams has been charged with capital murder[/caption]
She was charged with capital murder – an allegation that she pled not guilty to in court.
District attorney Russ Goodman is reportedly exploring the possibility of the death penalty if Williams is convicted, per the ABC affiliate WDHN.
Williams gave birth to her son on August 13 and reportedly told police that she took him to a local medical center.
She initially told officers that she handed over the baby to a worker, per the ABC affiliate WBMA.
However, it emerged Williams never went to the health center.
Williams even told her family that she had taken her baby to the hospital.
Cops looked at surveillance footage and didn’t see Williams step foot inside it.
She was probed and admitted she put the baby in a dumpster at an apartment complex after wrapping him in a blanket.
Williams reportedly told police that her child was alive at the time she put him inside the dumpster.
Cops said the baby was put inside the dumpster around two hours after Williams had given birth.
She said that she didn’t want to be a mom, according to police.
She also claimed that having a baby was too expensive.
The baby’s remains were found inside a mattress protector.
Will Benny, the Dothan Chief of Police, was left horrified.
“It shocks the mind. It shocks the soul,” he told reporters.
“In 27 years in law enforcement, I never even heard of anything like this.
“I don’t really know what else to say.”
Williams’ team filed a motion that would have seen her tried as a youthful offender but this request was denied by Judge Butch Binford.
It shocks the mind.”
Will Benny Dothan Chief of Police
In November, Clay Wadsworth, a defense lawyer, claimed Williams was a child, as reported by Law and Crime.
Wadsworth said that Williams didn’t have any previous convictions and performed well at school.
But prosecutors labeled Williams as a danger to “every living-breathing child.”
Williams pled not guilty to the charge and told the court she has a mental disease or defect.
If convicted, she could either face the death penalty or spend the rest of her life in prison.
WBRCWilliams reportedly told police she didn’t want to be a mom[/caption]
YouTube/WDHNWill Benny, the Dothan police chief, was left horrified by the nature of the crime[/caption]
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