TwoBlueJays
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Does anyone have a link to the updated affidavits?
Deleted my post. So sorry. You’re right. Bad decision made in heated moment.
Not the outcome any of us wanted for sure. Have they mentioned yet who called with that last sighting in Mishawaka? I haven't seen any MSM reports yet....
No. Stop. He couldn’t have. No! No one could do that to a baby, right?Felony NEGLECT????
Does that mean he left her there to....
Omg. No. I just can't.
Or is that a preliminary charge as he was acting custodian and steeper charges will follow, pending autopsy and COD/MOD?
Heart sick.
JMO
CPS Child Peril system. MOOWhy were these parents even allowed to keep this baby at all?
Why? Ask CPS they are the ones that kept closing the case. They had the ultimate power,now they are nothing more than accomplices in my very blatant unadulterated opinion.I know that addiction changes people, impedes judgement ,but WHY??? Why does it come to this?? Why continue to have children? Why are they able to decide they need a 'babysitter' but choose someone who has no business being near a baby, instead of someone who loved her and who could keep her safe? Why do these people never say - in moments of intermittent sobriety between highs - my kids deserve better? Why isn't there a moment of Either, I can't raise them right, so I'm going to give them up so I can get high OR I need help so someone take the kids while I go seek help?
WHY do they think they can do both drugs and parent without hurting, endangering or killing themselves or their kids? Why do they think they can be fully present and give these tiny human beings all the love and guidance they need when drugs become the priority?
I understand that true addiction leads to people choosing drugs over choosing their loved ones. But I cannot understand not having any ability to sense that one's children shouldn't pay and suffer for your own demons.
Imaging where baby Mercedes should be -warm, happy, and secure in a clean home with toys, learning to walk and speak her first words and feeling nothing but love .. Instead of where she is right now, in a tiny body bag headed to the morgue for her autopsy.
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Pfffft They could have had the willing family members take her, but noooooooo. I bet they weren't even feeding ML properly if at all. I bet there wasn't a diaper bag,with provisions to care for her. I bet starvation,dehydration, will be a contributing factor in her death,along with meth,or other intoxicants. MOONo. Stop. He couldn’t have. No! No one could do that to a baby, right?
okay, so I now see he claims he woke up and found her dead. Sure. Just a coincidence. I am so interested in these autopsy results.
eta:
Her parents, Tiffany Coburn and Kenneth Lain, were charged with neglect of a dependent for handing the child over to Justin Miller, who was also charged with neglect of a dependent, resulting in death. A conviction on that charge could carry a 20 to 40-year sentence.
“We’re still…we haven’t even had an autopsy yet. Actually, she was wrapped in…it’s not in the affidavit. I can’t go into it,” he said.
“The conversations and the timelines that were provided were so garbled. You’ll also see there was evidence of drug use,” said Chipman. He said the parents finally told police they handed their child off to Miller so they could have some peace and quiet for the weekend. Miller never returned her.
Chipman said there was no proof the parents knew anything about what had happened to the girl, and they were quite upset when they were informed the child was found dead.
Mercedes Lain Found Dead in Starke County - 93.1FM WIBC
His fb page uploaded her pic on saturday morning. We were looking at an old pic or a deceased baby.![]()
I’m so proud of you. Very proud. I have a double Psy/Soc. My initial desire was to become a psychologist. It didn’t take too long for me to determine what I really wanted was to help myself and my family, so I pivoted toward Sociology. My professor was once an inmate himself - white collar crime - so I ended up with a public state service career in Corrections and Investigations. The sociology will help you so much - community and social dynamics surely play a big role in your goal. Good luck to you. Education is very vital in our society. Knowledge is so powerful. We will always have children in this world that are left to fend for themselves. We need more people like you.Oh, my heart. Here we are once again.
I am currently going back to college to get a degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Sociology...... my goal is to eventually get into the state of LA CPS system. I can't take it anymore. These babies have to be taken care of.![]()