Charges Dismissed: Detroit Man Charged With Murdering Girlfriend’s 2YO Son

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Officials said Xavier Jones, 2, was taken to a Detroit hospital Wednesday (Aug. 17) with blunt force trauma injuries to the back of his head and his spine. He died Friday as a result of those injuries, according to authorities.

Police went to the hospital around 11 p.m. Wednesday and arrested Laurence James Powell, 27, of Detroit, they said.

Powell, the boyfriend of the child’s mother, is accused of injuring Jones earlier that day at his home on the city’s west side.

Detroit man charged with murdering girlfriend’s 2-year-old son

A Detroit man has been charged with murdering his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son.

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The case against a Detroit man who was charged in connection with the death of his girlfriend's toddler was dismissed Friday.

A judge said there was no probable cause to say that Laurence James Powell was responsible for the 2-year-old boy's death. The case was dismissed based on insufficient evidence.

Xavier Jones was taken to a hospital Aug.17 and died Aug. 19. According to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, Jones suffered blunt force trauma to the back of his head and spine

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