Dad and 3 family members accused of fake kidnapping and death of 8-month-old baby
An infant's father allegedly tried to stage a kidnapping to lead the investigation away from his murder.
Christopher Davila claimed that his 8-month-old baby, King Jay, was kidnapped earlier in the week. But police investigation of the surveillance footage found that the suspect, in this case, was Davila’s cousin.
The woman who was earlier believed to have stolen Davila’s car, with King Jay inside it, was identified as a member of the family.
Father among three family members charged in connection with fake kidnapping and death of infant in Texas, police say. https://t.co/JEdTB1BK9C pic.twitter.com/bz1ZbUNLZP
— ABC News (@ABC) January 11, 2019
The car was later discovered at a park, but there was no sign of King Jay inside it.
San Antonio Police Chief William McManus told ABC that Davila staged a kidnapping to “cover up foul play” with regards to the baby.
PLEASE RT: Watch video of female suspect last believed to be with 8-month-old King Jay Davila last night. Call us if you have any information and please share. pic.twitter.com/3WRQXoqdHx
— San Antonio PD (@SATXPolice) January 5, 2019
The investigation concluded that King Jay has passed away based on the statements from several witnesses.
"We charged [Davila and two other family members] with tampering with evidence because we believe that they participated in staging the kidnapping to hide King Jay's body so we couldn't find it to determine what happened to him."
William McManus, ABC, January 9, 2019
Davila was arrested and charged with endangering a child, while his cousin was arrested and charged with an unrelated offense.
Father among 3 family members charged in connection with fake kidnapping and death of infant in Texas, police say https://t.co/hHkukeFa6l pic.twitter.com/K4edG4d9vD
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) January 11, 2019
Meanwhile, Davila spoke to KSAT from jail and alleged that the police investigation is not focused in the right direction. He believes that they must concentrate their investigation on where the car was located.
However, Chief McManus stressed that the authorities are more focused on finding King Jay. He also did not respond to the question regarding the possibility the baby is alive, but only confirmed that the entire incident was ruled “foul play.”
Firstly, this woman is on a direct mission. Secondly, why would the father park his car at the gas pumps instead of in front of the store front to just run in for a pack of cigarettes? #KingJayDavila
— Organic_Reality (@Organic_Reality) January 7, 2019
"We know that there's more people out there that have more information on this case," he informed the public before sending out a warning,
"Even if you are not directly involved in this if you are withholding information, if you have lied to police, we will charge you."
Previously, a father from Utah was also arrested and charged with aggravated homicide and obstruction of justice after he killed his own 10-month-old baby.
NEW: We have learned disturbing new details about an infant's death in #Ogden on Friday. According to jail documents, Alex Hidalgo was on a couch reading the bible after killing his son. He claimed the child had "666" on him. READ: https://t.co/NENOUuJwTT @KUTV2News @OGDEN_POLICE pic.twitter.com/7kSo63Z9nK
— Jeremy Harris (@JeremyHarrisTV) July 22, 2018
The man, Alex Hidalgo, was found sitting on a sofa reading the Bible after he murdered and discarded his baby in the trash.
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