Authorities in Idaho investigating the tragic dying of an almost 2-week-old toddler have arrested the kid’s dad and mom, in accordance with native stories.
Brian Allen Lemke, 31, and Allysen Raider Armenta, 28, have been arrested in Nampa on Monday, December 29. Each have been formally charged with felony harm to a baby, destroying proof, failure to inform a dying, and resisting and obstructing an arrest, in accordance with a press assertion from the Nampa Police Division.
Police have accused Lemke and Armenta of attempting to cowl up the infant’s dying. Investigators haven’t supplied any figuring out details about the kid, together with its title and intercourse.
Police first bought concerned with the couple on December 16. Early that morning, dispatchers obtained a name from the couple’s house in regards to the potential dying of an toddler.
Emergency responders arrived on the house and confirmed the infant was useless.
“The daddy was nonetheless on scene and reported the infant’s mom was not on scene,” learn the press assertion. “After additional investigation by detectives, it was decided the toddler handed away in a distinct location and was later moved into the home. Officers additionally discovered the toddler’s mom hiding in a camp trailer within the yard.”
Armenta was taken into custody with out incident on an unrelated out-of-county warrant. Each dad and mom are being held with out bond, and makes an attempt to establish their legal professionals have been unsuccessful Tuesday, December 30.
Police mentioned this case stays underneath investigation and famous the reason for dying was pending, as officers awaited post-mortem outcomes.
KTVB stories that Lemke and Armenta have been accused of comparable crimes earlier than.
Lemke pled responsible in 2019 to a few counts of misdemeanor harm to a baby. These prices have been filed after deputies discovered three toddlers residing in harmful circumstances.
Deputies on the time reported that the home was stuffed with rubbish and particles in addition to moldy meals, knives and sharp objects, all saved inside attain of the kids. The entrance yard was affected by soiled diapers. One of many youngsters additionally had an open sore on his mouth and a bruise on his head.
Armenta additionally confronted the identical three prices across the similar time, however the station didn’t disclose the result of that case.
Courtroom information point out Lemke and Armenta have confronted quite a few prices regarding little one abuse and animal neglect relationship all the best way again to 2017.
Each have been sentenced to 180 days in jail after violating parole, breaking the phrases of the plea settlement. They each pleaded responsible in 2019 to a few counts of harm to a baby. We’re persevering with to research their court docket information and can proceed to replace this story as we be taught extra.
A former foster guardian, who has since adopted a few of Lemke and Armenta’s different youngsters, instructed Idaho Information 6 they’d reached out to Idaho Well being and Welfare and Nampa police for a welfare examine on the household weeks earlier than arrests have been made.
Anybody who could have any info related to this case is requested to contact Nampa Police Detective Mason Foster at (208) 565-5174.
