Crime & Safety

Woman Arrested On Warrant, Accused Of Lying On Her Foster Son And Causing His Death

Wilson's foster son, 10-year-old Dakota Levi Stevens, died in April.

(Adam Harrington/CBS Chicago)

July 15, 2024

NEW BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, Mich. (CBS) -- A mother suspected in the death of her foster child in Northwest Indiana was in police custody Sunday night.

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Jennifer Lee Wilson, 48, was apprehended Saturday evening in New Buffalo Township, Michigan, according to the Berrien County, Michigan Sheriff's office.

A warrant was issued for Wilson this past Monday in Porter County, Indiana Superior Court.

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