| Man Accused of Killing Son is Being Held in Jail's Psychiatric Ward http://www.news10.net/printfullstory.aspx?storyid=2376
Arraignment was postponed today for a Sacramento man arrested in the death of his son. His arraignment was rescheduled for Monday.
Andrew Cejas, 34, is being held in the Sacramento County Jail's psychiatric ward with special clothing and bedding so he doesn't harm himself. Jail officials say he exhibited behavior since his arrest on Wednesday that led doctors to believe he might be a danger to himself.
Cejas was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of the beating death of 12-year-old Christopher Cejas.
Sheriff's units were dispatched to the Arden Palms Apartments at Alta Arden and Watt Avenue in Sacramento in response to a report of a possible murder. The initial call came from the Redding Police Department, which had received a call from the stepmother of the victim, who had fled the apartment earlier in the day.
Neighbors told News10 they'd previously heard sounds of violence inside the apartment. They describe Cejas as a hothead whom people took pains to avoid.
According to authorities, Cejas is a registered sex offender who was serving in a Sacramento County Sheriff's Department work release program for a misdemeanor conviction.
Cejas and his wife had two of their children briefly taken by Child Protective Services about two years ago.
Cejas has been booked in the Sacramento County Main Jail on an one count of homicide.
| Created: 8/23/2002 6:44:45 PM | Updated: 8/24/2002 4:10:24 AM | |
2 comments:
I am Chris' grandmother. I am interested in getting a law passed in California and perhaps other states. I want to have apartment managers included in the Mandatory Reporter's Law. The way Chris died, someone other than the upstairs neighbor heard it. We need to protect the children. As was said in Chris' profile he hated bullies. What else is a child abuser but a bully?
~You will never be forgotten sweet boy~R.I.P. Chris~~
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