"Baby Doe" JONES-RESENDEZ - 2 Months - Conway (nr VA border) NC

A local man who tried to stab himself instead of being taken into custody is
facing charges related to child abuse.Martin Resendez, 24, of Conway,
was arrested Feb. 2 by the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office
and charged with three counts of child abuse inflicting serious injury.
He is free on $125,000 secured bond and is due in court March 31.

Capt. Daryl Harmon, chief detective for the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office,
said Resendez’ arrest stems from an investigation that began in January, when the
Northampton County Department of Social Services contacted the sheriff’s
office to report injuries of a non-accidental nature to a 2-month-old child.

The child, Harmon said, was suffering from a broken leg
and injuries to the head, and had been taken to Pitt County Memorial
Hospital in Greenville.

“That’s when we became aware of it, when the child was in Pitt County Memorial Hospital,” Harmon said.

The investigation led to warrants on Resendez, the child’s father, but when
deputies went to arrest Resendez on Jan. 27, he barricaded himself in
his bedroom and stabbed himself in the chest with a large folding knife,
according to Harmon. Resendez was airlifted to Pitt County Memorial
Hospital and underwent treatment.

“When he was ready to be released, the hospital contacted us,” Harmon said. “We went and got him.”

Resendez was taken into custody at the hospital and brought to the Northampton
County Detention Center, where he was later released after posting bond.

Det. Sgt. Lynette Clements, who investigated the case, served an arrest
warrant Feb. 3 to the child’s mother, Jessica Jones, 21, of Conway.

Jones was charged with three counts of misdemeanor child abuse and
contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile. She was released after
posting a $1,600 secured bond. She is due in court Feb. 14.

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