SC SC - Amir Jennings, 18 mo., Columbia, Nov 2011

[Kat]

http://www.thestate.com/2012/05/01/2257356/missing-toddler-case-headed-to.html

Tuesday, May. 01, 2012

Prosecutors plan to take the case of missing Columbia child Amir Jennings to the Richland County grand jury next week in hopes of indicting his mother.

“The case for which she was arrested, unlawful conduct toward a child, is proceeding to the grand jury May 10,” Fifth Circuit Solicitor Dan Johnson confirmed Monday

 

[summer_breeze]

http://www.thestate.com/2012/05/01/2257356/missing-toddler-case-headed-to.html

News - Crime & Courts
Tuesday, May. 01, 2012
By JOHN MONK - [email protected]

Prosecutors plan to take the case of missing Columbia child Amir Jennings to the Richland County grand jury next week in hopes of indicting his mother.

 

[laniefi]

http://www.thestate.com/2012/05/01/2257356/missing-toddler-case-headed-to.html

Tuesday, May. 01, 2012

:bump:

Excellent news, now let's get an indictment!

Amir deserves JUSTICE!

 

[summer_breeze]

http://www.thestate.com/2012/05/09/2269156/grandmother-missing-boys-mothers.html

Wednesday, May. 09, 2012
By JOHN MONK - [email protected]

The grandmother of missing toddler Amir Jennings talked Tuesday about her 23-year-old daughter, now in jail and suspected by police of doing harm to her son, telling a tale of problem drinking and mental illness that descended unexpectedly upon a young woman with a once-bright future.

 

[Kat]

http://www.wltx.com/news/article/18...ects-Indictment-?odyssey=tab|topnews|bc|large

The above link was posted 01 May 2012. It has a video.

"Zinah is sleepy. She is light luster," (note: lackluster is what IMHO he intended to say) said Pride describing his client who is in the Richland County jail and is pregnant. "I think she's a little depressed. She certainly is showing signs of anxiety from her confinement and stress from her pregnancy.

I missed that she had been diagnosed with a mental illness? Anyone know offhand what it was? Her attn says she's on meds ordered by the court. TIA! ETA: she was diagnosed with severe depression.

http://www.thestate.com/2012/05/09/2269156/grandmother-missing-boys-mothers.html

article dated 09 May 2012.

I had read the second link I posted above last night (for me it was early morning for the rest of the USA) and I had to think on it before I commented because to be honest I had to reach deep and find compassion for Gma.

I do have compassion for those that suffer mental illnesses. I haven't judged Zinah by the behaviors she exhibited prior Amir "going missing".

However, the article sat wrong with me and that is why I had to think on it before commenting. Gma needs to take the focus off how the general public is seeing her family (which I believe was the driving force behind this artcle, to make sure her family is viewed as a good upstanding family by the general public) and focus on giving interviews begging people to find Amir if indeed she believes Zinah dropped him off somewhere.

Zinah's upbringing, her schooling, how many proms she went to, Zinah's deceased Father's profession---etc---and on and on and on are irrelevant and completely immaterial to the heart of the matter.

The heart of the matter is that Amir, an 18 month old baby is either endangered or deceased. Of those two IMHO he is probably the latter.

Zinah is sitting in jail safe and sound, getting three squares and court ordered meds and prenatal care.

Let's keep the focus of the interviews where they need to be---on Amir.

(sorry for the rant, but you should have heard what I was thinking last night yikes)

JMHO.

 

[summer_breeze]

http://www.wltx.com/news/article/187036/2/Mother-of-Missing-Toddler-Indicted-by-Grand-Jury-

4:43 PM, May 10, 2012

Columbia, SC (WLTX) - A grand jury indicted the mother of a missing Columbia toddler Thursday afternoon.

 

[Kat]

http://www.thestate.com/2012/05/11/2271375/mother-of-missing-columbia-toddler.html

(posted to internet one day ago)

Mother of missing toddler indicted

Zinah Jennings charged with unlawful neglect of a child; Amir disappeared in 2011

Zinah Jennings was indicted on a single count of unlawful neglect of a child, according to a 5th Circuit Solicitor’s Office press release. If convicted of the felony, she faces up to 10 years behind bars.

 

[EllaMae]

Where is that beautiful baby boy Amir?

It scares me to think about what might have happened to him....the defenseless baby of a mentally ill teen-aged mother.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Zinah Jennings in solitary confinement after fight with nurse

The mother of missing Columbia toddler Amir Jennings is currently in solitary confinement after an incident with a nurse at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.

More: http://www.midlandsconnect.com/news/story.aspx?id=761046#.T8ppiMWA-So



Zinah Jennings will sit in solitary confinement for the next 90 days following an incident with a nurse at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.

http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/18678959/zinah-jennings-in-solitary-for-incident-with-nurse

 

[summer_breeze]

http://www.postandcourier.com/artic...73/missing-sc-boy-s-mom-wants-case-thrown-out

By MEG KINNARD
Associated PressPosted:
Thursday, June 7, 2012 12:13 p.m.

COLUMBIA — The lawyer for the mother of a South Carolina toddler missing since late last year is asking a judge to throw out a charge against her and release her from jail.

 

[nursebeeme]

she wants the case nixed (goodluck with that)

A judge should throw out an indictment against the mother of a missing South Carolina toddler because prosecutors don't have enough evidence to prove their case and are only holding Zinah Jennings because she won't tell them where her son is, the woman's attorney said Thursday.

"You can't weigh the rights of a defendant against the rights of a missing child," Jennings' attorney, Hemphill Pride II, said in court. "The entire holding of Zinah Jennings in this case is a mere pretext."

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/apnewsbreak-missing-sc-boys-mom-case-nixed-16518083#.T9DgGo59GXw

Judge G. Thomas Cooper gave prosecutors until Monday to make their argument to keep the charge against Jennings.

http://www2.wspa.com/news/2012/jun/07/missing-sc-boys-mom-wants-case-nixed-ar-3934300/

 

[Mimiof8]

http://www.thestate.com/2012/06/12/2312114/prosecutor-defends-zinah-jennings.html

Update

 

[summer_breeze]

http://www.wltx.com/news/article/190446/2/Grandmother-of-Missing-Child-Still-Has-Hope-Hes-Alive

9:30 PM, Jun 14, 2012
Written by Clark Fouraker

Columbia, SC (WLTX) - Thursday, the lawyer for Zinah Jennings has responded to paperwork filed by prosecutors saying she needs to stay in jail.

 

[summer_breeze]

The Charley Project

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/j/jennings_amir.html

 

[Angels_Not_Forgotten]

http://www.thestate.com/2012/06/12/2312114/prosecutor-defends-zinah-jennings.html

Update

Know what's more harmful to a child than being on meds? Having a mother like her.

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[summer_breeze]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/...l-find-missing-grandson-16639098#.T-dNihePmAg

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S.C. June 24, 2012 (AP)

Six months into the search for her missing grandson, Jocelyn Jennings Nelson hasn't lost hope for the future: She always makes sure to keep his favorite food, avocado, on hand for his eventual return.

 

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http://www.wistv.com/story/18899712/still-missing-amir-jennings-turns-2-years-old

Posted: Jun 27, 2012 10:32 PM EDT
Updated: Jun 28, 2012 8:36 AM EDT
By Meaghan Norman

Amir Jennings will be 2 years old on Thursday. He's been missing since Thanksgiving of last year.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Still missing, Amir Jennings turns 2 years old

Amir Jennings will be 2 years old on Thursday. He's been missing since Thanksgiving of last year.

Columbia Police Chief Randy Scott they are still investigating every tip, but no one knows where Amir is at this point.

More: http://www.wbtv.com/story/18899712/still-missing-amir-jennings-turns-2-years-old

 

[EllaMae]

Columbia Police Chief Randy Scott they are still investigating every tip, but no one knows where Amir is at this point.



snipped and bolded by me....



I disagree with Chief Scott. I think Amir's mother knows where he is.

 

[Mimiof8]

Happy Birthday Amir!