The police department took a report, according to Haley, but did not indicate over the next several days if or how they had been searching for the disappeared teen. “They told her things such as ‘Look, he’s probably at a football game He’s probably with some friends.’ Basically, don’t worry about it,” Haley recounted to The Root.Īt this time, no Amber Alert was issued for Charles. According to Nelson, after reporting Charles missing, her concern was met with dismissal, as officers told her not to worry about the safety of her son. after he did not respond to several phone calls from his mother and repeated door knocks from his father, Kenneth Jacko, at Jacko’s house. But due to the sheer condition and disfiguration of his body, Celina Charles, a cousin serving as the Charles family spokesperson, called this explanation “bogus.”Ĭharles’s mother, Roxanne Nelson, first reported her son missing on Oct. The official cause of death, according to an autopsy report by the Iberia Parish coroner, is “likely drowning.” The report also indicated Charles did not sustain any injuries before his death. But during the first 60 hours of his disappearance, Charles’s local police parish of Baldwin, La., neglected to trace his phone-possibly costing Charles his life. #JusticeforQuawan /xeKaBvJsHT- ACLU of Louisiana November 16, 2020Ĭharles’s body was quickly found after law authorities in Iberia Parish pinged his cell phone. We continue to stand with the family of Bobby Charles in demanding answers and justice. No parent should have to wonder whether their child was the victim of a hate crime.
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