The Michigan parents of a 2-year-old son are being held on a $1 million bond each after they were were charged Monday afternoon with the boy’s starvation death.
The Michigan parents of a 2-year-old son are being held in the Macomb County Jail on a $1 million bond each after they were were charged Monday afternoon with the boy’s starvation death.
Sierra Pearl Zaitona, 27, and Jonathan Matthew Cheek, 25, of Clinton Township were arraigned in 41B District Court on felony murder charges.“For the record, the child was healthy in foster care, and once it got into the care of these two individuals, it met its demise,” said Macomb County Assistant Prosecutor Molly Zappitell.Zappitell asked Magistrate Ryan Zemke to set a high bond, arguing the couple posed a flight risk.
“There is no reason for her to stay,” Zappitell said. “In fact, she had the baby in Ohio to avoid alerting CPS .” Zaitona responded: “That is not true” before she was advised by her defense lawyer not to say anything further. A woman who knows the family described the boy as a “happy little guy.” She told WDIV-TV she was “heartbroken” over the latest developments.
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