{"id":26979,"date":"2021-12-22T09:01:21","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T09:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/?p=26979"},"modified":"2021-12-22T09:01:21","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T09:01:21","slug":"now-let-justice-do-its-thing-grandmother-speaks-after-arrest-made-in-grandsons-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/22\/now-let-justice-do-its-thing-grandmother-speaks-after-arrest-made-in-grandsons-death\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cNow let justice do its thing\u201d Grandmother speaks after arrest made in grandson\u2019s death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) &#8211; The grandmother of 9-year-old Elijah Ross who died over the weekend tells us she\u2019s glad an arrest has been made.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">According to police, the woman facing charges, 30-year-old Alesha Miller, is Elijah\u2019s stepmother. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wpta21.com\/2021\/12\/21\/mother-custody-following-death-her-child\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Miller was arrested<\/a> Tuesday and is facing preliminary charges of aggravated battery and neglect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">As the news of the arrest was coming out, friends and family gathered for a vigil this evening outside the home on Putnam Street where police were called Saturday Dec. 18, for a \u201cjuvenile neglect\/abuse investigation\u201d. 9-year-old Elijah Ross was pronounced dead after he was taken from the home to an area hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wpta21.com\/2021\/12\/21\/coroner-says-boy-9-had-multiple-blunt-force-injuries\/\" rel=\"noopener\">According to the autopsy<\/a>, Elijah had severe \u201cblunt force injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Tuesday night, candles, stuffed animals and signs lined the sidewalk as friends and neighbors shared their grief. Until tonight, no arrests had been made and police wouldn\u2019t say if they thought something criminal had happened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Tonight, the tone shifted, but it didn\u2019t make the tragedy any easier for friends and family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Elijah\u2019s grandmother Mindi Hemminger tells us, it\u2019s a start.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI\u2019m tickled that she\u2019s been arrested, now let justice do its thing,\u201d said Hemminger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">She tells us his two brothers are heartbroken and say it doesn\u2019t feel real.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cTheir life has been uprooted now and at the holidays it\u2019s supposed to be a happy time for everyone,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Hemminger said it feels good to see the support from the community. She tells us, a lot of people loved her grandson and he will be missed by so many.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Elijah always loved coming over to her house and learning to cook with her, she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cAnd that little smile with his eyes,\u201d Hemminger said. \u201cHe was just a ray of sunshine, but he could be a little pistol at times too, he had that energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Hemminger has a message for people &#8211; to step up and tell your loved ones you love them and give them a big hug, but also keep an eye out for them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201dBe cautious especially if it\u2019s a grandchild, keep your eyes open for signs, if they\u2019re starting to get distant that\u2019s a trigger,\u201d she said. \u201cJust make sure you keep an eye on them babies, check on them, call them, video chat with them, take them to church.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><i>Copyright 2021 WPTA. 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