UPDATE: Mom arrested after 5-year-old son’s body found in Escambia County

UPDATE (2:45 p.m.): 36-year-old Jalynda Smith has been arrested in connection with the death of her 5-year-old son.

According to Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons, Smith’s sister called the sheriff’s office around 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 6, voicing concerns for her nephew.

Deputies located the boy’s body around 10:15 a.m…

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