Overview
- Police discovered 4-year-old Aiden Bevins buried on a grandmother's property on May 15, and the find triggered a homicide investigation.
- Aberdeen officers arrested 36-year-old Jacob Bevins on suspicion of murder, manslaughter, unlawful disposal of human remains and making false statements as investigators continued to gather evidence.
- Authorities say Bevins initially acknowledged striking the child and later gave a different account, and prosecutors cite injuries consistent with blunt-force trauma that conflict with his version.
- Former foster parents told reporters they repeatedly warned Child Protective Services and the foster agency about safety concerns before Aiden was returned to his biological family.
- Media reports differ on whether formal charges have been filed while prosecutors review forensic results and seek a hold for charging decisions, and Bevins was booked into the county jail pending that review.