Therein lies the issue....the standard of proof to ARREST someone (probable cause, more likely than not) with a crime is much lower than that required to PROSECUTE (reasonable probability of conviction), and still lower than that required to CONVICT(beyond all reasonable doubt). That is why a very small percentage of those charged with crimes are actually convicted. I don't mean to be pessimistic, I have plenty of faith they are building a stronger case, but on new separate charges rather than building directly on the facts presented in these.
I think the neglect charges are intended to be temporary just to hold them. They have released just enough probable cause to support charges, but not enough to convict. You don't have to put everything in the charging documents, but it is a tricky game to hold back major points of evidence. I think they are deliberately tailoring the current charges to very specific acts of neglect, SEPARATE from that which caused Lonzie's death. That is a smart move, it leaves the field wide open for murder charges later and lets them keep evidence under wraps as part of an ongoing investigation. If they draw the line that the current neglect charges caused to his death, they could set up a speedy trial situation where Lonna is aquitted for neglect and can't be charged later with murder because of double jeopardy. Angela Corey is a brilliant prosecutor and I'm sure is thinking all of this through.
