The bail previously set for the man accused of being involved in the recent death of 4-year-old Sequoia Samuels will remain the same, at least for now. 

Jaylon Hobson, the boyfriend of Brittney Jackson, Samuels’ mother, waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday, June 27, and the case against him was transferred to Criminal Court Division 10. 

Boyfriend of missing 4-year-old’s mother previously charged

Hobson has been charged with filing a false offense report; Hobson and Jackson reported Samuels missing on June 15, according to the Memphis Police Department. A body was discovered early the next day was believed to be Samuels.

Hobson’s bail was initially set at $50,000 by General Sessions Criminal Court Division 15 Judge Christian Johnson on June 20. 

During a news conference that same day, Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said his office would file a request to raise Hobson’s bail and that the case had been assigned to his office’s special victims unit.

The district attorney’s office will now review the case for any additional charges while Hobson awaits a possible indictment by the grand jury, according to Eric Christensen with the district attorney’s office.

Craig Morton, Hobson’s lawyer, said on June 20 that he expects his client to face additional charges within the next month or so. He also said that he expects Hobson to be hit with “some sort of homicide charge.”

DCS tried to take 4-year-old away, mom’s bail set at $500K

Currently, neither Hobson nor Jackson are facing murder charges related to the child’s death. Jackson has been charged with aggravated child neglect, abuse of a corpse and filing a false offense report. 

She is set for a mental health evaluation that will take place by July 21.

Her bail is set at $500,000.