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MICHAEL CRAWFORD - 4 yo - (2010) Fresno CA
by TomTerrific0420 Tue May 25, 2010 11:14 am
A Fresno man whose girlfriend's 4-year-old died from blunt-force
trauma is being held on suspicion of murder.Demetris Lamar Reese
was arrested Monday and booked into Fresno
County Jail.The child, Michael Crawford, died May 17 after paramedics
answering a 911 call took the bruised and unresponsive child to a
hospital.
The 21-year-old Reese is not the child's father.Reese pleaded
no contest in 2008 to a misdemeanor charge of corporal injury to a
spouse and got three years' probation. He failed to complete a
batterer's treatment program, and served jail time.
He was released April 24.Police are investigating whether
Crawford was involved in her son's death.
trauma is being held on suspicion of murder.Demetris Lamar Reese
was arrested Monday and booked into Fresno
County Jail.The child, Michael Crawford, died May 17 after paramedics
answering a 911 call took the bruised and unresponsive child to a
hospital.
The 21-year-old Reese is not the child's father.Reese pleaded
no contest in 2008 to a misdemeanor charge of corporal injury to a
spouse and got three years' probation. He failed to complete a
batterer's treatment program, and served jail time.
He was released April 24.Police are investigating whether
Crawford was involved in her son's death.
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Re: MICHAEL CRAWFORD - 4 yo - (2010) Fresno CA
by kiwimom Wed May 26, 2010 12:22 am
Mom’s Boyfriend Charged with 4-Year-Old’s Murder
May 25, 2010 5:34 PM
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 1:34 AM EST
By: Ashley Ritchie
In front of the house at 2429 South Judy in
Southeast Fresno, neighbors say 21-year-old Demetris Reese and his
girlfriend's four-year-old son Michael could often be found playing.
"I always see him playing basketball with
Demetris, playing soccer, messing with the dog," Nico Jacinto, neighbor, said.
But last Monday, the quiet neighborhood's
world turned upside down as first responders rushed to the home after a
911 call that little Michael wasn't breathing.
Not even an hour later, the four-year-old died at the hospital.
"Medical personnel contacted our department
and informed our investigators that they had noticed bruising on the
abdomen, chest, arms and legs of the victim Michael Crawford. And it
raised a suspicion," Chief Jerry Dyer, Fresno Police Department, said.
"Suspicion" because Crawford's mom blamed his
death on some liquid detergent the toddler accidentally drank several
days earlier.
But the autopsy results tell a different story.
"The coroner reported this case to be a
homicide as a result of blunt force trauma to the abdomen of the child," Dyer said.
Detectives focused their attention on Reese,
who was home at the time of the murder and was the person who allegedly
found the un-responsive child.
"Demetris Reese is responsible for the murder
of four-year-old Michael Crawford by physically beating the child. We
believe that this took place a few days prior to the child's death on
May 17th," Dyer said.
It's the third crime involving a child in Fresno in only two months.
On April 17th, two-month old Gabriel Espinosa was allegedly drowned by his mother.
Less than three weeks later, Vanessa Rincon confessed to stabbing her three-year-old son, Noah, 25 times.
"It's extremely disturbing. It's hard for any
of us to understand why these types of incidents occur, what would
cause a person to kill a child, what would cause a person to kill anyone?" Dyer said.
For Reese's neighbor's, none of it makes sense.
"It's shocking. It really is because I couldn't see Demetris doing that. He's a better guy than that," Jacinto said.
But police are confident they've found their man.
Police say Crawford's mother has no criminal record.
But her name is being submitted to the
district attorney to determine if she had any involvement in her child's death.
Reese was recently on probation for domestic violence.
He now faces charges of murder and assault on a child under eight causing death.
May 25, 2010 5:34 PM
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 1:34 AM EST
By: Ashley Ritchie
In front of the house at 2429 South Judy in
Southeast Fresno, neighbors say 21-year-old Demetris Reese and his
girlfriend's four-year-old son Michael could often be found playing.
"I always see him playing basketball with
Demetris, playing soccer, messing with the dog," Nico Jacinto, neighbor, said.
But last Monday, the quiet neighborhood's
world turned upside down as first responders rushed to the home after a
911 call that little Michael wasn't breathing.
Not even an hour later, the four-year-old died at the hospital.
"Medical personnel contacted our department
and informed our investigators that they had noticed bruising on the
abdomen, chest, arms and legs of the victim Michael Crawford. And it
raised a suspicion," Chief Jerry Dyer, Fresno Police Department, said.
"Suspicion" because Crawford's mom blamed his
death on some liquid detergent the toddler accidentally drank several
days earlier.
But the autopsy results tell a different story.
"The coroner reported this case to be a
homicide as a result of blunt force trauma to the abdomen of the child," Dyer said.
Detectives focused their attention on Reese,
who was home at the time of the murder and was the person who allegedly
found the un-responsive child.
"Demetris Reese is responsible for the murder
of four-year-old Michael Crawford by physically beating the child. We
believe that this took place a few days prior to the child's death on
May 17th," Dyer said.
It's the third crime involving a child in Fresno in only two months.
On April 17th, two-month old Gabriel Espinosa was allegedly drowned by his mother.
Less than three weeks later, Vanessa Rincon confessed to stabbing her three-year-old son, Noah, 25 times.
"It's extremely disturbing. It's hard for any
of us to understand why these types of incidents occur, what would
cause a person to kill a child, what would cause a person to kill anyone?" Dyer said.
For Reese's neighbor's, none of it makes sense.
"It's shocking. It really is because I couldn't see Demetris doing that. He's a better guy than that," Jacinto said.
But police are confident they've found their man.
Police say Crawford's mother has no criminal record.
But her name is being submitted to the
district attorney to determine if she had any involvement in her child's death.
Reese was recently on probation for domestic violence.
He now faces charges of murder and assault on a child under eight causing death.
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Re: MICHAEL CRAWFORD - 4 yo - (2010) Fresno CA
by kiwimom Wed May 26, 2010 12:30 am
The mother absolutely needs to go down for this too. She no doubt ignored the abuse and she tried to cover for her violent boyfriend even after he killed her child. She is typical of these mothers who only care about their boyfriend and totally abandons the care of their children.
If the jury in Casey's case don't believe a mother would kill her child to be with her boyfriend there are plenty of cases here to prove that they will. I'll put together a compilation for the prosecution if they want.
If the jury in Casey's case don't believe a mother would kill her child to be with her boyfriend there are plenty of cases here to prove that they will. I'll put together a compilation for the prosecution if they want.
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Re: MICHAEL CRAWFORD - 4 yo - (2010) Fresno CA
by mermaid55 Wed May 04, 2011 2:30 am
Fresno man faces trial in 4-year-old's death
Posted at 10:52 PM on Friday, Feb. 18, 2011
A 22-year-old Fresno man will stand trial in the beating death in May of his girlfriend's 4-year-old son, a judge ruled Friday in Fresno County Superior Court.
Demetris Reese will face charges of murder and assault on a child causing death in connection with the death of Michael Crawford. If convicted, he faces 25 years to life in prison.
Judge Arlan Harrell made his decision after hearing two days of testimony at Reese's preliminary hearing, during which Fresno police detective Marcus Gray Sr. testified that Michael was beaten after he wet his bed.
Gray also said the boy's mother, Jennifer Crawford, told him that she saw Reese hitting her son with a leather belt. In addition, she said Reese was alone in a room with Michael and the door was locked, Gray testified.
But after the ruling, attorney Roger Litman, who represents Reese, said his client maintains his innocence, while Crawford, who police said is mildly mentally disabled, has given detectives conflicting statements.
"She has a motive to lie," Litman said, because county social workers could try to take her other child if she is linked to her son's death. But Gray testified that Crawford is not a suspect in her son's death.
Michael and his mother lived with Reese and his relatives in a home on South Judy Avenue near Clovis and Church avenues.
On the morning of May 17, Michael was found unresponsive inside the home. Reese's brother called 911 and emergency personnel took Michael to Community Regional Medical Center, where he died.
During the two-day hearing, prosecutor Robert Mangano called only two witnesses -- Gray and Dr. Michael Chambliss, a pathologist with the Fresno County Coroner's Office.
Gray said Crawford told him that her son wet his bed when scared or nervous. She said her son began wetting his bed once they moved into her boyfriend's home about three weeks before his death, Gray testified.
Chambliss attributed Michael's death to child abuse. The boy had several bruises on his head and body, and had a ruptured small intestine and laceration of the mesentery.
But the pathologist could not say for sure whether a man or a woman inflicted the injuries. Though the child abuse occurred over several days, Chambliss said, he couldn't say for sure when it began.
Read more: http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/02/18/2278576_fresno-man-faces-trial-in-4-year.html#ixzz1LLZX2AaP
Posted at 10:52 PM on Friday, Feb. 18, 2011
A 22-year-old Fresno man will stand trial in the beating death in May of his girlfriend's 4-year-old son, a judge ruled Friday in Fresno County Superior Court.
Demetris Reese will face charges of murder and assault on a child causing death in connection with the death of Michael Crawford. If convicted, he faces 25 years to life in prison.
Judge Arlan Harrell made his decision after hearing two days of testimony at Reese's preliminary hearing, during which Fresno police detective Marcus Gray Sr. testified that Michael was beaten after he wet his bed.
Gray also said the boy's mother, Jennifer Crawford, told him that she saw Reese hitting her son with a leather belt. In addition, she said Reese was alone in a room with Michael and the door was locked, Gray testified.
But after the ruling, attorney Roger Litman, who represents Reese, said his client maintains his innocence, while Crawford, who police said is mildly mentally disabled, has given detectives conflicting statements.
"She has a motive to lie," Litman said, because county social workers could try to take her other child if she is linked to her son's death. But Gray testified that Crawford is not a suspect in her son's death.
Michael and his mother lived with Reese and his relatives in a home on South Judy Avenue near Clovis and Church avenues.
On the morning of May 17, Michael was found unresponsive inside the home. Reese's brother called 911 and emergency personnel took Michael to Community Regional Medical Center, where he died.
During the two-day hearing, prosecutor Robert Mangano called only two witnesses -- Gray and Dr. Michael Chambliss, a pathologist with the Fresno County Coroner's Office.
Gray said Crawford told him that her son wet his bed when scared or nervous. She said her son began wetting his bed once they moved into her boyfriend's home about three weeks before his death, Gray testified.
Chambliss attributed Michael's death to child abuse. The boy had several bruises on his head and body, and had a ruptured small intestine and laceration of the mesentery.
But the pathologist could not say for sure whether a man or a woman inflicted the injuries. Though the child abuse occurred over several days, Chambliss said, he couldn't say for sure when it began.
Read more: http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/02/18/2278576_fresno-man-faces-trial-in-4-year.html#ixzz1LLZX2AaP
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Re: MICHAEL CRAWFORD - 4 yo - (2010) Fresno CA
by mermaid55 Sat May 17, 2014 1:40 pm
Fresno man gets probation in death of girlfriend's son
Dec 12, 2012
Fresno man accused of murdering his girlfriend's son was put on probation Tuesday and his case dismissed because of questions over his involvement in the child's death. As part of a plea deal, Demetris Reese, 24, remains out of jail and on probation after serving more than two years in Fresno County Jail. On Tuesday,...more ยป
http://article.wn.com/view/2012/12/12/Fresno_man_gets_probation_in_death_of_girlfriends_son/
Dec 12, 2012
Fresno man accused of murdering his girlfriend's son was put on probation Tuesday and his case dismissed because of questions over his involvement in the child's death. As part of a plea deal, Demetris Reese, 24, remains out of jail and on probation after serving more than two years in Fresno County Jail. On Tuesday,...more ยป
http://article.wn.com/view/2012/12/12/Fresno_man_gets_probation_in_death_of_girlfriends_son/
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