LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A lady who was caring for a 5-year-old boy when he drowned admitted to ingesting alcohol, based on a police report 8 Information Now obtained.
Jaxenn Garcia died on June 28 at an condominium complicated close to Flamingo Highway and Nellis Bouelvard.
In an incident report from the Las Vegas Metro Police Division, officers stated that the grownup brought on the kid to “suffer unjustifiable physical pain or mental suffering as a result of negligent treatment or maltreatment of a child.” Police added {that a} report of “child abuse, neglect, or endangerment was taken” as a result of drowning. The title of the individual was redacted within the incident report.
Father questions supervision after 5-year-old son drowns in Las Vegas pool
8 Information Now interviewed the kid’s father, Alexander Garcia, on Monday in an unique interview the place he requested for justice in his son’s demise.
Jaxenn Garcia, 5, died on Saturday, June 28 after falling right into a pool at an condominium complicated close to Flamingo and Nellis, based on his father Alexander Garcia. (KLAS)
“I’ve just seen him the day before. I couldn’t process it, I still can’t. I don’t know how to explain it but imagine a piece of you just – not existing anymore,” Alexander Garcia stated. (KLAS)
“Justice for Jaxenn is spreading awareness for something like this. It should never happen again. And you know, the people [who] were there, I mean I think that [they] should be held responsible,” Alexander Garcia stated. “You have been in the end there to look at somebody who mattered to you, and also you failed on the job.”
In accordance with police, footage from the condominium constructing revealed Garcia fell within the deep finish of the pool and nobody was supervising him on the time. A witness advised officers the kid was within the water for about 4 minutes.
When detectives spoke with the individual watching Garcia, they “could detect the scent of alcohol on her breath,” and he or she admitted to having a BeatBox and a Monster power drink, based on the report.
Officers carried out lifesaving efforts on Jaxenn Garcia as soon as they arrived, however he was sadly pronounced lifeless at Dawn Hospital.
