Overview
- Deputies found the child unresponsive at a Geismar gas station on Jan. 1, and he was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
- Marlon Perilloux, 33, and Raynisa Young, 27, were booked into the Ascension Parish Jail without bond on negligent homicide and second-degree cruelty counts.
- Additional charges include possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and illegal carrying of weapons.
- Detectives reported the home was in poor, barely livable condition and said interviews indicated failures in feeding, hygiene, and medical care.
- The boy weighed about 19 pounds at 35 inches tall, three other children were removed by the state, and investigators say more charges are possible.