Roommates, 27-year-old Marshae Jones has been indicted for the death of her unborn child after she was shot in the stomach. According to AL, authorities say that the mother is the one who initiated the fight that led to the gunshots.
Marshae was indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury on a manslaughter charge and was taken into custody early Wednesday. The manslaughter charges against the actual shooter, 23-year-old Ebony Jamison, were dropped after the grand jury failed to indict her.
“The investigation showed that the only true victim in this was the unborn baby,” Lt. Danny Reid of Pleasant Grove police said back when the shooting happened. “It was the mother of the child who initiated and continued the fight which resulted in the death of her own unborn baby.”
The police say that according to the investigation, Ebony was acting in self defense when she caused the death of Marshae’s unborn baby.
“Let’s not lose sight that the unborn baby is the victim here,’’ Lt. Reid said. “She had no choice in being brought unnecessarily into a fight where she was relying on her mother for protection.”
The 5-month fetus was “dependent on its mother to try to keep it from harm, and she shouldn’t seek out unnecessary physical altercations,” he added.
Marshae will be held at the Jefferson County Jail on $50,000 bond.
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