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Unlicensed Georgia Daycare Owner Charged After Rottweilers Kill 2-Year-Old

Police cite hours-long lack of supervision at the unlicensed home.

Overview

  • Authorities say first responders found the boy dead around 3:45 p.m. on Oct. 4 at a residence on Pecan Drive in Valdosta.
  • Police arrested 48-year-old Stacy Wheeler Cobb, accused of operating an unlicensed daycare, on second-degree murder and second-degree cruelty to children charges.
  • Investigators report Cobb told them she had been napping for more than two hours when the child got outside, opened a kennel, and two Rottweilers fatally attacked him.
  • Lowndes County Animal Control took custody of the two dogs involved and a third dog from the property, according to officials.
  • The child was identified by his mother on a GoFundMe as Kaimir Jones, and police say the investigation continues with additional charges expected.