ADAMS COUNTY, MI - A woman in her twenties is facing an attempted murder charge after allegedly holding her four-month-old son underneath a car and threatening to "run him over" in texts and videos sent to the child's father.
The mother, 27-year-old April Alexander, is accused of texting her son's father on Monday morning, April 20, while she was outside with the boy. The father called 911 and told police the messages allegedly included photos, which he posted on social media, showing their baby on the ground halfway underneath a car, Law & Crime reported.
Alexander allegedly placed one foot on the child's stomach in one of the photos, which have since been deleted. "I'm gonna put him on the ground and run him over," Alexander allegedly told the father before snapping pics of their son underneath the car in question. "Dead a**," she said, according to police.
"Your daddy don't want you," Alexander allegedly can be heard telling her son in a video sent to the infant's father. "We got a call from the dad, who is in California, and he shared where she had been sending him stuff," Natchez Police Chief Lee Best said.
The video Alexander allegedly sent showed her grabbing the infant by his face and yelling at him as he cried. The baby was located by authorities and is safe, thankfully.
Two other individuals, Jessica Griffin and Dandridge Coats, were taken into custody and charged with attempting to hide Alexander in their home. They are facing charges of hindering prosecution and rendering criminal assistance. "Griffin and Coats attempted to hide out Alexander in their residence while officers were going door to door trying to locate her," Best said. "Both were arrested once she was discovered inside."
Child Protective Services (CPS) has been contacted and is investigating what happened. Best said they are working to determine whether to release the child to a family member or leave him with CPS.
The mother, 27-year-old April Alexander, is accused of texting her son's father on Monday morning, April 20, while she was outside with the boy. The father called 911 and told police the messages allegedly included photos, which he posted on social media, showing their baby on the ground halfway underneath a car, Law & Crime reported.
Alexander allegedly placed one foot on the child's stomach in one of the photos, which have since been deleted. "I'm gonna put him on the ground and run him over," Alexander allegedly told the father before snapping pics of their son underneath the car in question. "Dead a**," she said, according to police.
"Your daddy don't want you," Alexander allegedly can be heard telling her son in a video sent to the infant's father. "We got a call from the dad, who is in California, and he shared where she had been sending him stuff," Natchez Police Chief Lee Best said.
The video Alexander allegedly sent showed her grabbing the infant by his face and yelling at him as he cried. The baby was located by authorities and is safe, thankfully.
Two other individuals, Jessica Griffin and Dandridge Coats, were taken into custody and charged with attempting to hide Alexander in their home. They are facing charges of hindering prosecution and rendering criminal assistance. "Griffin and Coats attempted to hide out Alexander in their residence while officers were going door to door trying to locate her," Best said. "Both were arrested once she was discovered inside."
Child Protective Services (CPS) has been contacted and is investigating what happened. Best said they are working to determine whether to release the child to a family member or leave him with CPS.
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