JOCELYN RENDON - 2 yo - Jacksonville AR

Couple From '16 and Pregnant' Arrested in Arkansas
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: September 23, 2011 at 6:36 AM ET

JACKSONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A couple featured on the first season of the MTV reality show "16 and Pregnant" have lost their child to the state and face criminal charges after officers serving a search warrant found their home was filled with feces, flies and maggots, police said Thursday.

Joshua Rendon and Ebony Jackson-Rendon, now both 19, were charged Tuesday after the search of their home at the Little Rock Air Force Base. The Arkansas Department of Human Services took custody of their 2-year-old child, who was born while the TV show was taping. Rendon is a member of the Air Force.

They face felony charges of maintaining a drug premises and unauthorized use of another's property to facilitate a crime. They're also charged with misdemeanor child endangerment, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance.

Officers obtained the search warrant after being called in by base officials.

Jacksonville police Capt. Kenny Boyd said officers found one gram of synthetic marijuana, empty packaging and pipes allegedly used to smoke the controlled substance.

Boyd also said the home was in "deplorable" condition. Human and animal feces were on the floors and walls in each room, and animal control officers took away three dogs that were kept inside, Boyd said. The house was full of flies, with collections of maggots in a number of areas, he said.

Rendon said over the phone Thursday that "it's not in our best interest" to talk about the case.

MTV confirmed they were the same teenagers who appeared on "16 and Pregnant."

Rendon's desire to join the Air Force was an element in the show. He and Jackson-Rendon lived in Colorado Springs, Colo., which is home to the Air Force Academy. An MTV bio calls Jackson-Rendon a "military brat," who lived with her mother but spent most of her time with Rendon, who was her fiance at the time.

They both had planned to enlist in the Air Force, but a recruiter told them only one of them could because Jackson-Rendon was pregnant.

A court appearance for them is scheduled for Oct. 6, when they may enter a plea. Both are free on $8,000 bond, Boyd said. Neither had an attorney listed.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/09/23/arts/AP-US-16-and-Pregnant-Arrest.html?_r=1&WT.mc_id=AR-PS-E-PS-TXT-ARTS-ROS-0911-NA&WT.mc_ev=click

After losing tot, '16 and Pregnant' mom checks into rehab -- again
By Ree Hines
“16 and Pregnant” mom Ebony Jackson-Rendon is working hard to get her life back on track after the Division of Children and Family Services of Akansas removed her 2-year-old daughter, Jocelyn, from the “deplorable living conditions” of the family home in September.

Just after the incident, which also involved the arrest of Jackson-Rendon and husband Josh Rendon on charges endangering the welfare of a minor, possession of drug paraphernalia and maintaining a drug premise, the young mom entered rehab — for just one week. Now, according to a Star magazine report, via Radar Online, she’s back in treatment in an effort to put her messy past behind her and look ahead to a clean future.
“Her state of mind is good," her father, Anthony Jackson Sr., told the magazine. "She has her ups and downs.”
Jackson, who wasn’t satisfied with his daughter’s first rehab stay, believes ongoing treatment is the right answer to her problems.
“They put her on medication and released her (the first time),” he explained. “And I didn’t feel you can give her help in a week’s time and then she’s better.”
Shortly after her arrest, Jackson-Rendon explained that she hadn’t “been able to be the wife (or) mom” she needed to be due to depression.

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