Amberlyn Davis, 24, whose last known address was in Arnold, has been charged with two felonies for allegedly killing her 8-month-old son. The child, Jason D. Webb Jr., allegedly was injured in St. Francois County and died Sept. 29 at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, according to court records.
Davis was charged in St. Francois County with second-degree murder and child abuse, each one a class A felony punishable by 10 to 30 years or life in prison.
As of Oct. 29, she was being held in the St. Francois County Jail without bond, authorities said.
On Sept. 27, the baby was taken to Parkland Hospital in Bonne Terre, and his mother told investigators her son had fallen off a bed at the Bonneville Motel, where they had been staying for a few weeks. She said the baby fell when she went to get a doughnut for another child, the probable-cause statement in the case said.
The baby was transferred the same day to Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, where he died two days later. According to an autopsy on Oct. 1, the baby’s death was ruled a homicide due to cranio-cerebral injuries, possibly from “being struck with something large and flat” or from “being slammed against something,” the report said.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office initiated the investigation before learning the incident happened in St. Francois County, according to the report.
The St. Francois County Sheriff’s Office said Davis had no permanent address, and three other children, all under the age of 4, were living with her at the motel.