OIL CITY, Pa. (EYT) — New details have been obtained in the homicide investigation that was launched Wednesday night by the Oil City Police Department.
According to a criminal complaint filed by OCPD Lieutenant Cory Ruditis in Magisterial District Court, officers traveled to a residence located on the 600 block of North Street, Oil City regarding a missing child, identified as two-year-old “KM.”
Officers executed a search warrant on the residence and located the deceased toddler inside a canvas type “intex” bag in the basement of the residence.
Criminal charges have been filed against the boyfriend of the victim’s mother, 24-year-old Trevaughn Lee Glenn Stribling-Jackson, of Franklin.
Charges:
- Criminal Homicide, H1
- Aggravated Assault – Victim less than 13 and Defendant 18 or Older, Felony 1
- Concealment of the Whereabouts of a Child, Felony 3
- Abuse of Corpse, Misdemeanor 2
A preliminary hearing is set for Wednesday, January 3, at 8:30 a.m. with Judge Andrew Fish presiding.
According to a spokesperson for PSP Franklin, State Police assisted the Oil City Police Department on Wednesday evening as they investigated the scene.
Calls to the OCPD for comment were not immediately returned.
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