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4-Year-Old's Death Prompts Welfare Check, Leads to Mother's Arrest in Georgia

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A 32-year-old mother, Jasmine Smoak, has been taken into custody in Wilkes County, Georgia, following the heartbreaking discovery of a 4-year-old child who was found deceased in a southwest Atlanta townhome.

Atlanta Police and Fire Rescue responded to a welfare check on Monday evening, October 26, at approximately 7:20 p.m. at a residence in the 3500 block of Cardinal Drive SW. 
Upon entering the home based on initial concerns, first responders tragically discovered the lifeless body of the 4-year-old boy. Medical personnel confirmed his passing at the scene. Authorities have not yet disclosed the circumstances that led to the child's death.

Smoak was apprehended by the Wilkes County Sheriff's Office in Washington, Georgia, a location situated over 100 miles east of Atlanta.

Current Status: She remains in custody at Wilkes County under an Atlanta Police Department warrant pending her transfer to Fulton County.

  The Charges: According to law enforcement sources, Smoak is being charged with second-degree cruelty to children and concealing the death of another.

Atlanta Police Homicide Unit investigators are diligently working to understand the full circumstances of this tragic incident.

In the state of Georgia, law enforcement agencies perform welfare checks through the deployment of an officer to a residential location for the purpose of physically confirming the safety and well-being of a person who is unresponsive, experiencing a crisis situation, or has uncharacteristically ceased communication. Such services constitute a fundamental component of law enforcement.

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