The mother of a
missing two-month-old infant has been arrested and charged with felony murder, D.C. police told WTOP. Police said as of Friday night they had not yet found the infant’s body.
At a hearing Saturday in D.C. Superior Court, Ladonia Boggs, the missing child’s mother, was released without bond. A court clerk said the mother was charged with felony murder and tampering with physical evidence.
A State’s Attorney representing the District asked for Boggs to be released on “high intensity” monitoring, which involves a curfew, GPS monitoring, drug testing and refraining from alcohol and drug use. They also asked that Boggs be placed on a “stay away” order, which would limit her contact with minors.
The residing judge only granted the stay away order, which means Boggs cannot be with any child under the age of 18 without a person 18 years of age or older also present to supervise.
During the hearing it was said that Boggs had an 18-year-old daughter and grandson.
Boggs’ attorney, Joseph Yarbough from the D.C. Public Defender’s Office, said his client only has “a minor criminal history” with the most recent case four years ago.
“The last two incidences of her probation terminated satisfactorily,” Yarbough said. “She can comply with release conditions.”
Yarbough said Boggs will have “substantial assistance from the the public defender’s office,” including representation from three attorneys and a forensic social worker.
Yarbough further argued that Boggs has cooperated with the investigation and the mother is not a flight risk.
“Throughout the course of the investigation with the Metropolitan Police Department and CSFA, she has availed herself of both agencies. In fact, she’s gone out of her way to contact them voluntarily and directly and sitting down with them,” Yarbough said.
The State’s Attorney said Boggs now has a case open with the District’s Child and Family Services Agency. Her next court date is November 19 at 9:30 a.m.