Thursday, April 25th:
*Pretrial Conference Hearing (@ 9am ET) - IN -
Cairo Ammar Jordan (5) was found about 7:30pm Saturday night, April 16, 2022 by a mushroom hunter in the heavily wooded area of Washington County off a dead-end road, 80 ft. from a roadway inside a suitcase with a distinctive Las Vegas design on the front & back near the town of New Pekin. May have died within the last week. He was identified on October 26, 2022. He would have turned 6 on 10/23/22. –
*DeJaune Ludie Anderson (37/now 38) "mom" has warrant (10/14/22) out for her arrest for neglect of a dependent resulting in death & obstruction of justice. A subsequent murder warrant was issued on 10/25/22. Has not been located as of 4/14/23. Arrested (3/14/24 in L.A. & extradited back to IN. on 3/31/24),
charged (3/15/24) & arraigned (4/2/24) with murder, neglect of a dependent resulting in death & obstruction of justice. Held without bond.
Indiana State Police Sgt. Carey Huls said during a news conference on Friday that a tip led investigators to Arcadia, WHAS-TV reported. Earlier this week, a detective “received information from a concerned citizen ... which started the path to physically locate Dejaune Anderson,” Indiana State Police Sgt. Carey Huls said at a news conference Friday.
Trial is set to begin on 8/6/24.
Judge Larry W. Medlock presiding. DA Tara Coats Hunt. Defense attorney Alex Oxley.
Case & court info from 4/19/22 thru 11/14/23 reference post #426 here:
GUILTY - IN - Salem, Washington Co,...airo Ammar Jordan *1 guilty* *1 still wanted*[/URL]
3/14/24 Update: Nearly two years after the body of Cairo was found in a suitcase in Southern Indiana, his mother has been apprehended & arrested in connection with his death, Indiana State Police announced Friday. Sgt. Carey Huls of the Indiana State Police said Dejuane Ludie Anderson was taken into custody without incident Thursday, 3/14/24 by the U.S. Marshals Service in California during a Friday news conference. She is currently being held in a Los Angeles Police Dept. facility & could be brought back to Indiana in the coming days, he said. Dejaune Anderson was charged with murder, neglect of a dependent resulting in death & obstruction of justice. 3/31/24 Docket update: Warrant or Writ of Attachment for the Body of a Person Served. Was extradited back to Indiana.
4/1/24 Docket update: Approval of Media Request for Cameras in the Court emailed to Kristi Schank @ WAVE3, to Anita Wise at WLKY news by Judge Larry W. Medlock. Initial hearing scheduled on 4/2/24 @ 1:30pm. Approval of media request for cameras in the Court emailed to SDRB. Probation files risk assessment. Judicial Notice of Media Request for Cameras in the Court emailed to Andrew Harp at News & Tribune. Even should have been Approval of Media not Judicial Notice of Media. Approval of Media Request for Cameras in the Court emailed to Andrew Harp at News & Tribune. Approval of Media Request for Cameras in the Court emailed to Janet McGowan at Court TV.
4/2/24 Update: Arraignment hearing comes two years after her 5-year-old son was found dead inside a suitcase dumped in rural Washington County. Initial Hearing. Judge Larry W. Medlock presiding. Result: Commenced & concluded Approval of Media Request for Cameras in the Court: Tara Coats Hunt. Indigent Counsel appointed at Court expense. Hearing Journal Entry. State appears by TCH & MRC; Def. appears in custody of the WCDC for her initial hearing. Def. read charges rights & penalties. Def. advised the Court she will file an appearance for self representation & requested five (5) to prepare her argument to represent herself. Court grants request. However, the Court determined that a public defender should be pointed until such time that either counsel is hired or she provides evidence to the Court that she is capable of properly representing herself. State requests, when considering bond, that the Court take judicial notice of the PC affidavit, that the defendant was a fugitive for two (2) years & the gravity of the case. Court determines that there will no bond set at this time. Matter set for PTC & Trial. Omnibus date 6/15/24. She is charged with murder, neglect of a dependent resulting in death & obstruction of justice. Anderson walked into the courtroom & claimed she was a sovereign citizen & repeatedly denied offers for a court-appointed lawyer. "I wanna file a motion for self-representation," she said. Washington County Judge Larry Medlock warned representing herself doesn't insure she has a good lawyer. He then asked if her decision was because she couldn't afford a lawyer. "It's not that I can't afford a lawyer," she responded. "I understand the nature of my case, and I understand this is my life on the line." She presented a different name to the Judge.
4/3/24 Docket update: Appearance filed for Dejaune L. Anderson-approval of media request for cameras in the court (WSLM, WTHR, Salem Leader & Courier Journal) by Judge Larry W. Medlock. 4/8/24 Docket update: Memorandum of Law filed by Dejaune L. Anderson. Motion for dismissal filed by Anderson. Motion for summary judgement filed by Anderson. 4/9/24: Correspondence received; summarily denied as she is currently represented by Counsel Pro Se motions shall not be filed & therefore are not accepted. Motion for self-representation filed by Anderson. 4/10/24: Order for Psychiatric evaluation by Judge Larry W. Medlock. Noticed to: Tara Coats Hunt, Alex Michael Doley. Motion to vacate Administrative event filed by Anderson. Motion of relief due to violation of constitutional rights filed by Anderson. Request for documents filed by Anderson. Copies of all Pro-se motions & pro-se documents filed on 4/8, 9 & 10/24 sent to defendant via WCD on 4/10/24. Filings & correspondence from Ms. Anderson from 4/8-4/10/24 have been forwarded to the State & Counsel A. Oxley.
4/11/24 Update: Hearing commenced & concluded re motions/correspondence. State appears by TCH; Defendant appears in custody of the WCDC. Counsel, Alex Ooley also appears. Matter is brought before the Court at the Courts request for a hearing on the filings & correspondence from the defendant. The defendant wishes to proceed pro se & without counsel. The Court reads the Waiver of Attorney to the defendant & requests she sign it, to which she objects. The Court instructs her to prepare her own waiver & the Court will review it. The Court does not release Counsel Alex Ooley but advises the parties that he shall not file anything unless requested to do so by the defendant or consults with the defendant. That at this time the defendant may continue to file motions in her case. The Defendant is advised that the Court, on its own motion, has requested a psychiatric & competency evaluation & that until the report is completed & indicates she is competent it will not rule on any of her filings. The Defendant has consented to the evaluation. Next Pretrial Conference scheduled for 4/25/24 @ 9am. Jury Trial scheduled for 8/6/24 at 8:30am.
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