‘A lot far gone, wasted maybe’: Parents allegedly suffocate baby in couch cushions after passing out on top of her

Kalamazoo County Jail booking photos of Jose Roldan Jr. and Ladesha Powe

Kalamazoo County Jail booking photos of Jose Roldan Jr. and Ladesha Powe

A couple in Michigan have been arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter after police say their booze-soaked night ended with them suffocating their infant in between cushions in their sofa.

The child was just six months old.

Ladesha Ann Powe, 29, and Jose Roldan Jr., 40, according to a review of the criminal docket in Michigan’s Eighth Circuit, were charged on March 12, though the incident occurred last year. Powe and Roldan are charged with homicide involuntary manslaughter and felony child abuse in the second degree. Powe was arraigned on April 3 and she appears next for a probable cause conference on April 17 before Judge Kathleen Hemingway. Roldan Jr. will be seen for a probable cause hearing on April 23 and unlike Powe, the docket shows that he already has an examination hearing scheduled for April 30.

Bond has been set for the couple at $100,000 cash/surety per person.

Attorneys for Powe and Roldan Jr. did not immediately respond to request for comment Monday.

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