The Brief
- At Thursday’s hearing, the Santa Clara County judge granted a four-month continuance to allow for a probation department report and the gathering of evidence.
- San Jose police found the child unresponsive in his crib on April 5 in a home on the 300 block of Otono Court.
- The suspect, who was 17 years old at the time of the toddler’s death, is facing multiple charges
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. – The young man charged in the death of 2-year-old “Baby Jaxon,” who died in San Jose in April, made his second court appearance Thursday, where family members, holding the toddler’s ashes, shared emotional anecdotes while calling on the court to take action.
The suspect, who was 17 years old at the time of the toddler’s death, is facing multiple charges, including murder, sexual assault, and assault with a hair tie, which was found around the child’s neck on Easter Sunday.
San Jose police found “Baby Jaxon” unresponsive in his crib on April 5 in a home on the 300 block of Otono Court. Medical staff found the toddler had “several suspicious traumatic injuries” and the toddler was placed on life support, police said.…