Father Sentenced To Jail Time In Death Of Infant Son
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October 25, 2018
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Joshua Wyeth Jackson
Isaac Estes-Jones
Joshua W. Jackson was sentenced to prison after entering an Alford plea in the death of his infant child in 2016. Jackson appeared before Judge Blankenship for sentencing on Friday, October 19.
According to online court records, Jackson received a sentence of seven years incarceration with the Department of Corrections for endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree and four years for involuntary manslaughter in the second degree. However, as part of the judgement, Jackson only has to serve 120 days of shock incarceration before he may ask for parole.
Jackson entered the Alford plea on May 23. According to the Missouri Office of the State Courts Administrator, an Alford plea is a plea of guilty where when “there was strong evidence of guilt, a defendant is not constitutionally required to admit commission of the criminal act in order to plead guilty… [and] is a plea of guilty based on defendant’s belief that he would receive a greater sentence if he stood trial than he would receive through a plea bargain agreement.”
Jackson and his wife Bambi were arrested in April 2016 following the death of their 13 month old son, who was found unresponsive in his crib in January 2016. The investigation reportedly found that the child had not been checked on in hours and also had not seen a doctor since just after his birth. He was also reportedly found to be malnourished and very underdeveloped for his age. Other children from the household were removed by social services. Online court records indicate Joshua Jackson was ordered to pay $290 per month to the state, plus medical support, for the other children.
Bambi Jackson is charged with abuse or neglect of a child - resulting in serious injury (a Class A felony), endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree and involuntary manslaughter in the first degree. A bench trial before Judge Blankenship is set for November 8, 2018, with a pre-trial conference set for Wednesday, October 31.
Joshua W. Jackson was sentenced to prison after entering an Alford plea in the death of his infant child in 2016. Jackson appeared before Judge Blankenship for sentencing on Friday, October 19.
According to online court records, Jackson received a sentence of seven years incarceration with the Department of Corrections for endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree and four years for involuntary manslaughter in the second degree. However, as part of the judgement, Jackson only has to serve 120 days of shock incarceration before he may ask for parole.
Jackson entered the Alford plea on May 23. According to the Missouri Office of the State Courts Administrator, an Alford plea is a plea of guilty where when “there was strong evidence of guilt, a defendant is not constitutionally required to admit commission of the criminal act in order to plead guilty… [and] is a plea of guilty based on defendant’s belief that he would receive a greater sentence if he stood trial than he would receive through a plea bargain agreement.”
Jackson and his wife Bambi were arrested in April 2016 following the death of their 13 month old son, who was found unresponsive in his crib in January 2016. The investigation reportedly found that the child had not been checked on in hours and also had not seen a doctor since just after his birth. He was also reportedly found to be malnourished and very underdeveloped for his age. Other children from the household were removed by social services. Online court records indicate Joshua Jackson was ordered to pay $290 per month to the state, plus medical support, for the other children.
Bambi Jackson is charged with abuse or neglect of a child - resulting in serious injury (a Class A felony), endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree and involuntary manslaughter in the first degree. A bench trial before Judge Blankenship is set for November 8, 2018, with a pre-trial conference set for Wednesday, October 31.