Charges raised to capital murder in Alabama toddler s death
May 3, 2021
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) An Alabama grand jury has upgraded charges to capital murder against a father accused of involvement in his 2-year-old son s blunt force trauma death, according to recently released court documents.
Demetric Hampton Sr., 27, was initially charged with murder in Demetric Hampton Jr. s death almost exactly one year ago, news outlets reported. A Jefferson County grand jury increased the charges last month and added an aggravated child abuse charge, AL.com reported Monday, citing unsealed court documents.
The boy’s stepmother, Terrica Harris, was also indicted on an aggravated child abuse charge.
JEFFERSON COUNTY The new year in Jefferson County began with two traffic fatalities in separate crashes overnight.
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Joni Money said shortly after 2 a.m. on Friday, January 1, 2021 Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the 1000 Block of Eastern Valley Road to investigate reports that a vehicle had slid off the roadway and struck a home.
“Once on the scene, Deputies found a 26-year-old black male inside the vehicle,” Money said. “Once he was removed from the vehicle, it was determined that he was deceased. No one in the home was injured in the incident.”
JEFFERSON COUNTY The new year in Jefferson County began with two traffic fatalities in separate crashes overnight.
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Joni Money said shortly after 2 a.m. on Friday, January 1, 2021 Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the 1000 Block of Eastern Valley Road to investigate reports that a vehicle had slid off the roadway and struck a home.
“Once on the scene, Deputies found a 26-year-old black male inside the vehicle,” Money said. “Once he was removed from the vehicle, it was determined that he was deceased. No one in the home was injured in the incident.”