Ms. Jessica Rene Tata, 22, operator of a home day care facility called Jackie's Child Care; located on 2810 Crest Park, West Houston, is alleged to have fled to Nigeria in her bid to avoid prosecution.
At her arraignment on Monday, Jessica Rene Tata who has a warrant for her arrest, and a bail bond set at $500,000, was a no show. According to Harrison County District Court Document obtained by huhuonline.com, the charge against her reads: “JESSICA TATA hereafter styled the Defendant, heretofore on or about February 24th,2011, did then and there unlawfully recklessly cause serious bodily injury to SHOMARI DICKERSON,herafter styled the complainant, a child younger than fifteen years of age, by leaving the leaving the complainant without adult supervision in a building with an engaged heat source”.
It’s not clear if Jessica Rene Tata, will face additional charges.
Huhuonline.com understands that last Thursday, Jessica Tata left seven infants unattended, unsupervised and went to a grocery store in her neighborhood, when the fire broke. Fire fighters rescued the children from the burning building, but three of them have since died at the hospital, while four other children are still receiving treatment.
Our checks reveal that Under US laws, it is generally considered unsafe to leave children under the age of eleven home alone.
In the word of eyewitnesses (John Chestnut and Geoffrey Deshano), “they saw Jessica Tata pull into the driveway at 2810 Crest Park on February 24th, 2011 and go to the front door. The witnesses stated that within seconds of her arrival at the day care, Jessica was heard screaming and they saw smoke coming from inside the building. John Chesnut Called 911, while Geoffrey Deshano tried to assist Jessica Tata.
However, authorities in Houston have asked the U.S. Marshal’s Office to intervene to have Jessica Tata extradited back to Houston.
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