Charges dropped against Colorado man accused of killing girlfriend's baby because DA told a reporter he only babysat to 'get laid'

https://nypost.com/2024/06/02/us-news/charges-dropped-against-colorado-
man-accused-of-killing-girlfriends-10-month-old-baby/

A Colorado man charged with murdering his girlfriend’s 10-month-old baby 
had his charges dismissed this week after a judge ruled that the lead 
prosecutor violated his right to due process by telling a reporter that he 
only baby-sat the infant to “get laid.”

William Jacobs, 22, was accused of shaking baby Edward Hayes to death 
after the child was found unresponsive in a motel room in Cañon City, 
about 40 miles south of Colorado Springs, in May 2023, according to local 
reports.

An order granting the motion to dismiss was filed Wednesday by Fremont 
County District Court Judge Kaitlin Turner after the district attorney 
prosecuting the case gave a shocking interview disparaging the suspect, 
the Cañon City Daily Record reported.

Jacobs was the last person to care for Edward after the baby’s mother and 
his girlfriend, 21-year-old Brook Crawford, left the two alone while she 
went to work. 

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A coroner ruled that the baby died of blunt-force trauma to the head. 
Jacobs was arrested on May 21 and charged with first-degree murder.

But the charges were ultimately dropped because of comments that 11th 
Judicial District Attorney Linda Stanley made during an interview with a 
local news outlet about the case that amounted to “outrageous government 
conduct,” the judge ruled.

“I’m going to be very blunt here. He [Jacobs] has zero investment in this 
child. Zero,” the DA told KRDO in August. “He’s watching that baby so he 
can get laid. That’s it. And have a place to sleep.”

“I’m sorry to be that blunt, but honest to God, that’s what’s going on,” 
she added.

Stanley also told the reporter in the interview that Jacobs “has a pretty 
awful past, including fondling his mom … It’s not good … It’s kinda weird 
… What kid fondles their mom, right?”

The prosecutor additionally disclosed that he had been previously charged 
with a sex crime, had spent time in a juvenile detention center and had a 
“violent past.”

“This conduct violated Mr. Jacobs’ right to due process. As a result, 
dismissal of the charges is an appropriate remedy,” Turner wrote.

Jacobs was staying at the Motel 6 where Crawford lived and worked at the 
front desk. He moved into her room shortly after they met, according to 
local reports.

After the baby was found unresponsive, Jacobs initially told police that 
he was changing the baby’s diaper when Edward “went stiff and began making 
gargling noises,” according to an arrest affidavit obtained by the paper.

Jacobs confessed to allegedly abusing the baby before — by biting him on 
the arm while playing with him too hard and hitting the infant’s head on 
the bathroom door frame while he was trying to make him vomit in the 
toilet. The baby had also been bitten by a dog before, he said.

At a preliminary hearing, the court heard expert testimony declaring that 
Edward’s head trauma was non-accidental based on the severity and pattern 
of the injuries, according to the Canon City Daily Record.

Jacobs was released on a personal recognizance bond on April 9 after 
Crawford submitted a letter to the court saying he could stay with her.

“William is a good person,” Crawford wrote. “He just needs the opportunity 
to show you and the community and he has so much potential that is being 
thrown away in jail. … I feel if you just give him the time and chance to 
show you, you would understand how great of a person he is and will be.”

Stanley is facing an ethics complaint and potential disbarment. A hearing 
regarding her conduct has been scheduled for June.


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