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Oct 8, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET
Tallahassee Mother Arrested in Child Neglect Case
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Tallahassee police said officers found six young children alone in an unlivable home after a toddler wandered into a roadway Sunday morning. Three children were nearly unclothed, and officers reported human waste, trash, diapers and spoiled food inside. The 29-year-old mother was arrested after returning to the home around 6 a.m.
WHO: Jamie Jakes, 29; six young children; Tallahassee Police Department officers
WHAT: Jamie Jakes was arrested on child neglect charges after police found six children alone in an unlivable home.
WHEN: Oct 8, 2026 at 7:26 PM ET
WHERE: Tallahassee, Florida
WHY: Police reported finding six children left alone in an unlivable home, with unsafe conditions including human waste, trash, diapers and spoiled food; these findings formed the grounds for the child neglect charges.
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