‘I was laying on him and he was acting bad’: Foster mom killed 10-year-old by lying on him for several minutes, police say

Dakota Stevens and the home where Jennifer Lee Wilson allegedly killed him (WMAQ screenshots)

Dakota Stevens and the home where Jennifer Lee Wilson allegedly killed him. (WMAQ/YouTube screenshots)

An arrest warrant has been issued for a 48-year-old foster mother in Indiana accused of killing her 10-year-old adopted son by allegedly sitting on the child for several minutes after he asked a neighbor to call 911 because he was being abused.

Jennifer Lee Wilson is currently wanted on one count of reckless homicide not committed by using a motor vehicle in the death of young Dakota Stevens, records reviewed by Law&Crime show.

According to the Porter County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded at about 3:37 p.m. on April 25 to a call regarding an unresponsive 10-year-old at a home in the 200 block of Falcon Way in Valparaiso, Indiana, about 150 miles northwest of Indianapolis.

Once there, first responders found the boy — later identified as Dakota — lying on the ground near the home’s driveway. Someone was providing CPR to the boy, who deputies said was “not conscious, not breathing, and had no pulse.” First responders also noted that the victim had visible bruising to his lower neck and chest.

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