Prince George's County Sheriff: Deputies Arrest First Degree Child Abuse Suspect

Press release from Prince George's County Sheriff's Office:

Monday, February 14, 2022

Upper
Marlboro, MD… The Office of the Sheriff’s
Warrant/Fugitive Division reported the arrest of Jevante Tyreke Dyson on
February 8, 2022, on a warrant for First Degree Child Abuse
obtained by county police on February 2, 2022.

According to the warrant,
on January 7th, detectives responded to a local hospital regarding a
physical child abuse case. Detectives learned that a minor child, who was in
the sole care of Dyson, was severely injured. The minor child was taken to
Children’s National Medical Center, where medical staff determined that the
injury caused was not accidental.

On February 8th,
deputies determined that Dyson could be located at an address in the 300 Block
of Possum Court in Capitol Heights, MD. Deputies knocked, and a resident
answered, allowing them to enter the home. Once inside, Dyson was identified in
the upstairs bedroom, served the warrant, placed into custody, and safely
transported to the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections in Upper
Marlboro, MD, without incident.

Dyson is also charged with two counts of Second-Degree
Child Abuse and Second-Degree Assault.

For more
information contact the Communications and Public Affairs Division at 301-780-8637.

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