Child welfare agency received calls about Jakie Toole before his death
Published: Dec. 26, 2019 at 5:09 PM CST
Mississippi's child welfare agency said it received seven calls between 2014 and 2017 about the family of a Meridian boy with special medical needs. But the Department of Child Protection Services says it had no contact with the family after 2017.
That changed when the 5-year-old boy, Jakie Toole, was reported missing this year. He was found dead in a basement in September. Police said Jakie's mother left him with someone else for several
months.
Jakie's mother, Teasia Warren, is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The boy's caretaker, Celeste Smith is charged with capital murder.
