The father of a 1-year-old boy was jailed on February 27 and remained in the Lubbock County Detention Center for charges related to marijuana as of Friday.
Fort Worth Police said on Thursday he was a suspect in the boy’s death. However, as of Friday, Joseph Rodriguez, 22, of Fort Worth was not charged for the boy’s death.
On Thursday the family said during an on-camera interview that Jayden died under suspicious circumstances while visiting his father in Fort Worth.
“He was funny, he was loving, he was always smiling and happy,” said Jayden’s aunt, Juana Zavala. “No mom deserves to go through something like this.”
Jayden’s family on his mother’s side in Lubbock is trying to raise money to bring the boy’s body home and give him a funeral. On Thursday the family said donations for the funeral can be dropped off at Chapel Grace Funeral Home on 34th Street.
SPECIAL NOTE: The original version of this story quoted the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The Star Telegram removed certain information from its online story, and this story has been updated to reflect the change.
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