JAYPEE LUCIANO MORALES, 2
Johnson County
Died: November 14, 2020
He was just 2. Now his parents are in prison for his death
First responders found 2-year-old JayPee Luciano Morales unresponsive inside a home in Merriam in mid-November 2020.
Testing later showed that fentanyl was in the little boy’s system, and medical examiners concluded that the drug had caused his death, according to Johnson County prosecutors.
JayPee is one of dozens of toddlers and babies in both Missouri and Kansas who have died in the past three years from fentanyl after exposure to it inside homes, a car and even an urban park.
Both parents were charged in JayPee’s death, along with a third person.
His mom, Shelly Christine Vallejo, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, aggravated endangerment of a child and felony possession of fentanyl and was sentenced in February to 10 years in prison. His dad, Jean Pierre Morales, pleaded guilty to distributing drugs that resulted in the boy’s death and in March received a nearly 14-year sentence.
Another man, Jared Barraza, also pleaded guilty to distribution of drugs causing death and was sentenced to nine years.
The probable cause affidavits in JayPee’s case are still sealed. An online obituary for the little boy just has a photo, with a smiling JayPee in a dark blue Mickey Mouse T-shirt. No words or comments on the tribute wall are included on the funeral home’s website.
This makes me so sad. The little boy had nothing written on the funeral home page. How does this make you feel? Let me know below.
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