Boyfriend of missing 4-year-old’s mother previously charged
Jaylon Hobson, the boyfriend of missing 4-year-old Sequoia Samuels’ mother, was arrested May 7 for two felony charges prior to being arrested Friday.
Sequoia Samuels
Hobson, along with Samuels’ mother Brittney Jackson, were found in the Chickasaw Place apartments in May with two other adults and were stopped by security.
The apartment complex is on the District Attorney’s office Safe Place list, a program designed to combat crime in apartment complexes by allowing officers to arrest anyone who is not a resident or invited guest. The four adults were found to have six guns in a vehicle.
Hobson was charged with criminal trespass, possession of marijuana— and two prohibited weapon charges — one for having an automatic switch and one for having a 3D-printed ghost gun.
The Daily Memphian matched birth dates of Jaylon Hobson to the arrest records in the Criminal Justice System Portal.
He was released on his own recognizance last month and was due back in court June 21.
Hobson was arrested Friday for making a false offense report in the disappearance of Samuels. Samuels’ mother was charged with aggravated child neglect, abuse of a corpse and making a false offense report.
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Jaylon Hobson Seqouia Samuels Brittney JacksonBen Wheeler
Ben Wheeler is an investigative reporter and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He previously worked at the Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan and Herald-Citizen.
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