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Two indicted for murder in Cole County after baby dies with meth in system

KAYLA BREWER cole county sheriff
Cole County Sheriff's Office
Kayla Brewer.
JASON WILLIAMS Cole county Sheriff
Cole County Sheriff's Office
Jason Williams.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Cole County grand jury has indicted two people on 2nd-degree murder charges after a 2-month-old died with meth in the child's system.

According to the Cole County Sheriff's department, the baby died on Sept. 30 at a home on the 800 block of Pitchfork Ally in Cole County Missouri.

An autopsy performed on the child revealed the child died from a significant amount of Meth being in the infant and the death was ruled as a homicide.

Jason C. Williams and Kayla A. Brewer were both originally charged in October on other crimes.

Williams, is charged with the following 11 felonies:

  • 2nd-degree murder
  • Abuse or neglect of a child
  • Two counts of poss of a controlled substance
  • Endangering the welfare of a child causing death
  • Delivery of a controlled substance
  • Receiving stolen property
  • Four counts of endangering the welfare of a child creating a substantial risk

Brewer, is charged with the following 7 felonies:

  • 2nd-degree murder
  • Abuse or neglect of a child
  • Two counts of poss of a controlled substance
  • Endangering the welfare of a child causing death
  • Delivery of a controlled substance
  • Receiving stolen property

Both Williams and Brewer are currently incarcerated and are being held on no bond.

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