A Georgia pageant queen, 18, has been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of her boyfriend’s 18-month-old son.
The Georgia Southwestern State University Police Department asked authorities to investigate Trinity Poague on June 14 regarding the death of a baby. She has now been charged with Aggravated Battery, Felony Murder, and Cruelty to Children’s First Degree.
The investigation indicates an unresponsive 18-month-old boy was admitted to the emergency room at Phoebe Sumter Hospital in Americus, Georgia,” it reads. “Hospital personnel performed life-saving measures on the child; however, he later died.
Per WALB, Sumter County Coroner Mathis Wright said that the child’s name was Romeo Angles on his birth certificate. However, at the hospital, the father said his name was Jaxton Drew.
Trinity Poague was arrested after several interviews and an examination of the evidence. At present, she is booked at the Sumter County Jail with no bond.
The Georgia Southwestern State University Police Department along with the Americus Police Department assisted with this investigation,” the release says, adding that the case file will be given to the Southwestern Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for prosecution after the investigation is over.
