Flagler County, Florida regulation enforcement officers made a second arrest within the capturing loss of life of an 18-month-old youngster again in September 2023, after an investigation revealed the daddy of the unique suspect allegedly helped stage the crime scene and eliminate the proof.
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office introduced on Monday that detectives decided CJ Nelson Sr. offered directions to CJ Nelson Jr. on the right way to cowl up the capturing of 18-month-old Ja’liyah Allan on Sept. 3, 2023.
Nelson Jr. was beforehand indicted on manslaughter prices by a Flagler County grand jury.
“The apple did not fall far from the tree and CJ Nelson Sr. will never be the father of the year or even a day by his actions,” Sheriff Rick Staly stated. “I again commend Detective Gordon and our Major Case Unit for continuing to dig to find out who tampered with the scene and what was done and by whom.”
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CJ Nelson Sr., proper, and CJ Nelson Jr. reserving images. The 2 have been charged in connection to the loss of life of 18-month-old Ja’liyah Allan. (Flagler County Sheriffs Workplace)
On the night time of the capturing, authorities stated, Nelson Sr. was known as to the house, the place he allegedly had his son hand over the firearm used within the capturing, solely dealing with the gun with a t-shirt to forestall his fingerprints from transferring onto the gun.
The sheriff’s workplace stated Nelson Sr. put the gun within the bed room the place it was situated by deputies, and instructed witnesses to inform deputies he and his son have been exterior smoking on the time of the incident.
The 2 males then went to a residence in Palm Coast, Florida, the place Nelson Sr. advised his son to take a bathe in order that any hint of proof or gunshot residue might be faraway from his physique.
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Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly holding a press convention. (Flagler County Sheriff’s Workplace)
After an investigation, detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Nelson Sr. on Jan. 5, 2024, on prices of tampering with proof and offering false data to regulation enforcement throughout an investigation.
He was arrested on the Sheriff Perry Corridor Inmate Detention Facility – the place his son was already in custody – and launched after posting $15,000 bond.
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The sheriff’s workplace stated Nelson Sr. has an in depth criminal history going again to 2003, together with battery, cocaine possession, sale of cocaine and youngster neglect with bodily hurt.
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“We have a very good team, and we have very good technology,” Staly stated. “We just kept working the case ever since the shooting as we knew immediately from the evidence the crime scene had been tampered with and witnesses were not being forthcoming.”
