A Rogers Park man accused of killing his 12-week-old son later informed detectives {that a} demon inside him brought on the infant’s deadly accidents, in response to a detention submitting from the Prepare dinner County State’s Lawyer’s Workplace.
Prosecutors stated the kid, Kayson Flowers, died from a number of accidents as a result of youngster abuse. His father, 24-year-old Anthony Evans, is charged with first-degree homicide.
Assistant State’s Lawyer Mike Pekara stated Evans had an on-and-off relationship with Kayson’s mom, Kayla Flowers, since they have been youngsters. She gave start to Kayson on January 29 of this 12 months after Evans urged her to get an abortion, the submitting stated.
In March, Kayla allowed Evans to take Kayson for a day so he may spend time together with his son. When Evans returned the infant, she observed Kayson had a fever and scratches on his face. She took him to the hospital and reported that he had been with Evans for the previous 24 hours. The child recovered and was wholesome at his subsequent checkup in early April, prosecutors stated.
On April 19, Evans arrived unexpectedly at Kayla’s house asking to see Kayson, and he or she allowed him to take the infant for a couple of week, Pekara stated. The next day, throughout a FaceTime name, she noticed that Kayson appeared effectively. Evans was staying at his mom’s condominium on Juneway Terrace on the time.
On the morning of April 27, a pal FaceTimed Evans for a number of hours and noticed Kayson in a automobile seat on the ground, showing alert and wholesome. Prosecutors stated that was the final confirmed time Kayson was seen alive.
The following day, Evans organized to satisfy Kayla at 107th Avenue and Wentworth Avenue to return the infant. Surveillance video captured Evans leaving the Juneway Terrace house round 8:30 a.m. with a stroller, boarding a Crimson Line prepare at Howard, touring to ninety fifth Avenue, and transferring to a bus. Whereas on the bus, he was seen opening the stroller and searching inside.
When Evans met Kayla, he handed her the stroller and informed her to examine on the infant as a result of “he had been sleeping a very long time,” after which rapidly walked away, Pekara stated. Kayla pushed the stroller house with out instantly checking on Kayson, saying it was windy and he or she didn’t wish to wake him.
When she received house and eliminated the duvet, she discovered Kayson stiff and unresponsive with bruising on his face, blue lips, and dilated pupils, in response to Pekara. Relations rushed the infant to the hospital, the place he was pronounced lifeless. Medical workers estimated he had been lifeless for six to eight hours, in response to the detention submitting.
Pekara stated the medical expert discovered bleeding on the mind, hemorrhaging to the spinal wire and eyes, facial bruising, rib fractures, and inside bleeding in keeping with blunt power trauma.
Whereas Kayla was driving to the hospital, she known as Evans to ask what had occurred. He allegedly informed her, “Don’t fear about it.” Evans additionally went to the hospital, the place police initially detained him, however subsequently let him go whereas the investigation continued. They took him into custody once more this week.
When detectives interviewed Evans after his newest arrest, he informed them a “demon” harm the infant, Pekara stated. Evans informed police that demons had possessed him earlier than and that this one appeared as a result of he was careworn about his relationship with Kayla.
He allegedly admitted to punching the infant, claiming the demon “didn’t know its personal power,” in response to Pekara’s submitting.
Prosecutors additionally described a violent incident simply days after Kayson’s start. On February 4, Evans allegedly went to Kayla’s house, offended that she wouldn’t let him take the new child exterior within the chilly. When she refused, he punched her within the abdomen, reopening her surgical stitches. She was handled at a hospital however declined to press prices on the time.
Choose James Murphy III detained Evans on Thursday.
