Overview
- Michigan State Police say Karliona and Pierson Davis were arrested this week and charged with one count of open murder and two counts of first-degree child abuse.
- A judge arraigned the pair in 55th District Court and ordered them held at the Ingham County Jail on bonds of $20 million and $10 million.
- An autopsy determined the child’s death was caused by caregiver neglect, and the medical examiner ruled the manner of death a homicide.
- Troopers reported uninhabitable conditions in the Aurelius Township home, including feces, urine and garbage throughout the residence.
- Authorities said the couple’s 4-year-old son showed significant malnutrition, was hospitalized in a pediatric ICU for nearly a week, entered foster care after release, and has since been adopted.