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Joaquinia La Jeuness

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Mother of Slain Columbia Toddler Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor Child Care Violation

The death of 3-year-old Elijah LaJeuness remains unsolved.

  The mother of a slain toddler, whose death is still unsolved, pleaded guilty to committing acts that contributed to a child needing assistance from the state, a misdemeanor, in Howard County Circuit Court on Thursday morning. Joaquinia LaJeuness, 29, of Columbia, was sentenced to three years, with all but eleven days suspended, by Judge Richard A. Bernhardt. LaJeuness was granted time served for the eleven days, but will serve two years of supervised probation. The charges stemmed from a November 2010 case in which LaJeuness's son, Elijah LaJeuness, was found with bruises on his head and neck, according to the statement of the facts from the case. Five months after the reported abuse, 3-year-old Elijah was found unresponsive in LaJeuness…

GS

5:08 pm on Sunday, September 16, 2012

As far as I know, yes she is. Had a name picked out and all.   more ›

Friday, January 20, 2012

Mother of Slain Columbia Toddler To Face April Trial on Abuse, Assault Charges

Joaquinia LaJeuness is set to appear before a jury on April 10.

The mother of a 3-year-old boy who police said was killed in his home nearly a year ago, will stand trial on April 10 on two unrelated counts of child abuse and one count of assault. The charges are for abuse police said occurred in November of 2010. Joaquinia LaJeuness, 28, the mother of Elijah LaJeuness, the 3-year-old boy whose killing at his Columbia home has gone unsolved for almost nine months, appeared in Ellicott City's Circuit County Courthouse Thursday morning during a scheduling hearing that was presided over by Judge Louis Becker.   LaJeuness, whom police said did not cooperate in the investigation of her son’s death, is charged with two counts of second-degree child abuse and one count of second-degree assault. She also is …

Elijah's Voice

3:25 pm on Monday, February 27, 2012

jury trial date has been set for April 3rd @ 830a   more ›

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