Sentenced: Texas Mother Arrested For Child Abandonment; Toddler Remains Missing

[Victoria]

Funny thing about names. Take Victoria for example. When I was small I was called Vicki but eventually family members and close acquaintances shortened it even further to Vic. Now to me, Vic is some beefy long haul truck driver so Victoria is what I use even though I know some family members hide a smile when they say it. Some even refuse to say it and use the long ago nickname I was given of Vickery in it's place. In the end nothing to do but answer to all the above.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

The aunt of D'Lanny Chairez, who was arrested this week in her 1-year-old son James' disappearance, shared video of an encounter between the two women, in which Chairez is heard saying the toddler had been adopted.

Mariesol Gomez told KENS 5 she went to her niece's home around the time of February's winter storm. Chairez did not open the door and later texted to ask if they could talk the following day. Gomez picked up Chairez the following day and recorded the following conversation on her phone:

MARIESOL GOMEZ: So why the drive and not just talk at the house?

D'LANNY CHAIREZ: I do better thinking when the car's moving.

MARISOL GOMEZ: Thinking of what? Where's James?

D'LANNY CHAIREZ: (Undecipherable). We put him up for adoption.

MARIESOL GOMEZ: No, D'Lanny...

D'LANNY CHAIREZ: Yes, I did. ... Mari, I can't...

MARIESOL GOMEZ: D'Lanny, why didn't you let me have him?

D'LANNY CHAIREZ: No, I'm sorry, but...

MARIESOL GOMEZ: What is wrong?

D'LANNY CHAIREZ: Nothing's wrong, it's just I can't... I can't...

MARIESOL GOMEZ: It's not right, D'Lanny.

D'LANNY CHAIREZ: It's alright, but he's fine. He's in a house.

MARISOL GOMEZ: No, don't...

D'LANNY CHAIREZ: I'm sorry but I'm... when he's with you he's still.....


Gomez described the video to KENS 5 following her niece's arrest.

"I asked her right away, ‘Where's James? Where is he?,’” Gomez recalled. "She just breathes, and she's like, 'I gave him up for adoption.' And I mean, I'm hysterical, I'm crying, I'm trying to understand why, I'm asking her, 'Why? Why?' And she just said she tried and she didn't want James to live the kind of life that she would have been living.”

Gomez said Chairez claimed she gave the baby to a couple she had known for approximately two years. Gomez said she pleaded with Chairez to get the baby back, but when Chairez said she wasn’t able, Gomez then asked for proof of the adoption.

According to court records, Chairez told a variation of stories about her son’s whereabouts since Thanksgiving. Gomez told KENS 5 she had repeatedly asked to see James but was given a variety of reasons she couldn't, such as the child being with friends or family or sleeping.

The affidavit also describes how police discovered blood on his crib sheet.

Gomez said based on the inconsistencies in Chairez’s story and the bloody blanket, she fears the baby is dead.

“I mean, as hard as it is, I don't think (he’s alive), because everything she says has been a lie,” Gomez told KENS 5.

The search for James is ongoing. Anyone who may have information on James’ whereabouts is urged to call SAPD.

VIDEO: Mother of missing San Antonio toddler tells family member she put him up for adoption

D’Lanny Chairez was arrested on a charge of abandoning her 1-year-old son, James.

www.kens5.com

 

[Satanica]

Yeah, sadly, he's dead.

 

[cubby]

Yep she's lying and she's not even trying particularly hard to make it believable. I hope he's found safe and sound all cuddle up safe and warm in a soft bed somewhere, the reality is she's lying, about everything.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

A family member confirmed on Wednesday that the body of Baby James Chairez has been found.

There is a heavy police presence Wednesday morning at D'Lanny's home off W. Military Drive on the West Side.

San Antonio Police released a statement saying that during the follow-up search of a trailer located off W. Military Drive in the ongoing investigation of Baby James' disappearance, human remains were found.

At this time, they said they couldn't confirm the identify until the Bexar County Medical Examiner conducts his investigation and positively identifies the remains.

Baby James was last seen on Jan. 4 with his mother, D’Lanny Chairez. She reported him missing in February and was arrested on March 16 on a charge of child abandonment.

When investigators searched D’Lanny's home, they found a blood-stained sheet from a crib along with a car seat, stroller, diapers and toys for James.

She was being held on a $250,000 bond, but a judge reduced her bond Apr. 13 down to $150,000.

Human remains discovered during search of the residence of Baby James' mother

SAN ANTONIO - There is a heavy police presence Wednesday morning at D'Lanny's home off W. Military Drive on the West Side. Caption: San Antonio Police released a statement saying that during the follow-up search of a trailer located off W. Military Drive in the ongoing investigation of Baby...

cbsaustin.com

 

[Sue sue]

Rip out her uterus

 

[Mountaineer95]

This Case is on Dr. Phil RIGHT NOW, I just put it on so I’m not sure who the guest is but she might be a grandmother of James?
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She was maternal the great aunt of the baby, I believe. And I know I criticized the mom’s name spelling in this thread, but if not for that I wouldn’t have even watched this. I don’t normally watch Dr. Phil, but I was scanning through the channel guide and saw D’Lanny’s name and knew what it was about. Interestingly, though human remains were found in or near her house back around 4/28, I can’t find anything more recent about the identity of the remains.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

 

[The Kinky Unicorn]

Slow your roll @Mountaineer95 .. that was NOT a personal attack or a blame game .. I cause NO drama on DD .. it was a playful comment nothing more .. I was actually laughing when I typed it.. I don’t create issues .. so step back .. read it how it was meant .. playful banter .. nothing more.. I didn’t ignore you I work for a living..

They are really comin hard for you, lol. We've been on here so long, and I'll vouche for you. I've never seen you start any drama.

 

[Ramona the brave]

@Mountaineer95 .. I am one of those terrible mom’s.. Kyleigh - Adyson - Kaiden - Carlie.. weird or not they’re beautiful and unique..

You didn't have to tell me how to pronounce any of those... And that's my usual metric for a bad made-up name. Those aren't bad. You pass

 

[Sugar Cookie]

The 21-year-old mother of Baby James Chairez, whose remains were discovered last year, will remain behind bars on a five year sentence, a district court judge ruled on Monday.

Baby James Chairez was 18 months old when he was reported missing in 2021. He was later found dead in the mobile home where he lived with his mother, D'Lanny Chairez.

In May, Chairez pleaded no contest to one of two charges of tampering with evidence. The first charge was dropped as part of the plea deal where five years of jail time was also agreed on.

"I guess giving her five years is better than letting her go," said Marisol Benavidez, James's great-aunt.

It's possible D'Lanny Chairez could face an extended prison sentence, after a Bexar County grand jury on Monday returned a multicount indictment on charges that she caused her child's death. According to District Attorney Joe Gonzales, the indictment was for injury to a child-intentionally or knowingly causing serious bodily injury to a child.

Mother of baby James Chairez takes plea deal in tampering case

The mother of baby James Chairez, who was found dead after missing for more than three months, has taken a plea deal in a case related to the baby's disappearance.

www.ksat.com

 

[DeeDee]

I don't understand. Obviously she murdered a baby. Wtf is 5 years supposed to do? This isn't justice

 

[Sugar Cookie]

A San Antonio mother charged in connection with the death of her toddler son, known as “Baby James,” has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after accepting a plea deal.

D’Lanny Reaneille Chairez, 24, was handed the sentence on Tuesday from state District Judge Michael Mery for injury to a child causing serious bodily injury.

Chairez was previously convicted for concealing the body of 18-month-old James Avi Chairez. In 2022, she received a five-year sentence after pleading no contest to tampering with evidence.

https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/baby-james-mom-sentence-san-antonio-20804806.php