2nd woman arrested after 4-year-old found dead in SW Atlanta – FOX 5 Atlanta

2nd woman arrested after 4-year-old found dead in SW Atlanta  FOX 5 Atlanta

Atlanta police have arrested a second woman on murder charges as arrest warrants reveal new disturbing details in the death of 4-year-old Colby Cooks.Officers went to a townhome along Cardinal Drive SW on Monday after Jasmaine Smoak’s father dialed 911, warrants revealed. According to the court documents, he told dispatchers his daughter called him claiming a child was unresponsive after getting into medication. Warrants stated authorities forced their way inside and discovered Colby dead, hidden under a pile of clothes in an upstairs master closet. Investigators noted the child had already entered rigor mortis and estimated he had been dead 12 to 24 hours based on his core body temperature. The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office said the boy died from blunt force trauma and ruled his death a homicide.

Warrants revealed medical examiners told police that Colby suffered severe internal injuries, including lacerations to his liver and spleen, along with burns, cuts, and broken bones. Warrants state Smoak and a friend, Jasmine Jenkins, left the children alone Sunday night to go out. On Monday, before officers arrived at the scene, Smoak drove away from the townhome in a white Mercedes-Benz with four other children. Smoak was the children's caretaker and was not biologically related to any of them. Deputies in Wilkes County located the car at a home in