Overview
- The State of North Carolina filed a dismissal notice that ended the prosecution after a judge denied the prosecutor’s request for another continuance, with the filing signed by prosecutor Amanda Traywick and reported in court on Monday.
- Eason had faced felony counts of assault by strangulation and child abuse tied to an alleged 2023 attack on Jace Evans.
- Prosecutors told the court that Jenelle Evans, her mother Barbara, and Jace had stopped cooperating with the case and that Jace declined to testify, a change officials said made the case impossible to pursue.
- Jace recently spent time in a mental-health facility and is now reported to be living with his grandmother; separate custody and welfare proceedings for his care remain pending.
- Family members and Eason have made public statements since the court action, with Jenelle posting that she 'doesn’t care' about the case and Eason continuing to deny the allegations and claim innocence.