TWO RIVERS (WLUK) — After more than a month since , charges have been filed in the death of Manitowoc County District Attorney Jacalyn LaBre says charges have been filed against Vue’s mother, and her boyfriend, Jesse Vang.
Three-year-old Vue was reported missing on Feb. 20 by Vang.
Prosecutors say Baur sent her son to live with Vang — her boyfriend — at his Two Rivers apartment for “disciplinary reasons.”
According to the criminal complaint, Vue’s manner of death was homicide by unspecified means.
It was the community which helped to search for Elijah Vue after he was reported missing on Feb. 20.
The death of TWO RIVERS (WLUK) has been charged more than a month after it occurred.
Charges have been brought against Vue’s mother and her boyfriend, Jesse Vang, according to Manitowoc County District Attorney Jacalyn LaBre.
During a news conference on Thursday afternoon, LaBre stated, “Our goal has always been to guarantee a fair and just process, and today’s announcement is a reflection of our commitment to upholding the law and seeking justice for Elijah.”.
In February, Vue, age three, was reported missing. Vang’s 20.
For “disciplinary reasons,” according to the prosecution, Baur sent her son to live with her boyfriend Vang at his apartment in Two Rivers. “..”.
Due to the state of the house and the way the boy was treated, Baur and Vang were both imprisoned shortly after Vue vanished.
On private property close to the entrance of the Girl Scout camp Camp Manitou, a man preparing his land for hunting season discovered human remains.
Vang is now accused of hiding a corpse, repeatedly causing death, resisting or obstructing an officer, and physically abusing a child.
In addition to neglecting a child, Baur is now accused of resisting or obstructing an officer and chronic neglect of a child, which carries a death sentence.
The criminal complaint states that Vue died from homicide by unidentified means.
After looking at the boy’s remains, the doctors concluded that the toddler had been neglected, abused physically, and mistreated emotionally and psychologically. Physicians also discovered that Vue’s face and skull had healed fractures.
“Our community has been shaken by this extremely tragic situation,” LaBre said.
After Elijah Vue was reported missing in February, the community came together to assist in the search for him. 19.
Katrina Baur spoke with Jesse Vang just one minute after Vang called 911 to report the boy missing, according to the criminal complaint.
Baur said in a message that was erased but that investigators were able to retrieve.
Say he left while you were both napping.
Minutes later, Baur messaging Vang again, saying,.
Jesse, pay attention—how you phrase things matters a lot. I need a call from you.
The list of video evidence that investigators examined is also included in the criminal complaint.
Investigators had requested the public’s assistance in tracking down the Nissan Altima in the days prior to Vue’s disappearance, and footage of Jesse Vang driving it is part of that evidence.
When the boy stopped at Vang’s apartment, the neighbor who lent Vang the car claimed he didn’t see him.
According to the complaint, on February… 19. On the day before Vue was reported missing, Vang was seen on camera leaving an empty suitcase outside a St. In Two Rivers, the Vincent de Paul shop. After recovering the suitcase, investigators discovered Elijah Vue’s DNA within.
The complaint also claims that Vang had visited the location where Vue’s remains were discovered the year before, so he was familiar with it.
This has been a complicated investigation, LaBre continued, requiring a careful examination of hundreds of pages of police reports, video evidence, and other documents. “.”.
According to LaBre, a bail hearing is set for Friday.
