Court docket briefly resumed Thursday for the final recognized particular person to see Elijah Vue, a Wisconsin three-year-old who went lacking over a month in the past.
Elijah’s mom Katrina Baur and her pal Jesse Vang are in a Manitowoc County jail going through youngster neglect costs. The toddler was final seen by Mr Vang the morning of 20 February in Two Rivers, a city on the shore of Lake Michigan.
Mr Vang appeared in court docket by way of Zoom for simply moments on Thursday earlier than the decide introduced adjournment till 4 April, citing the truth that Mr Vang’s attorneys had been newly appointed and wanted time to arrange.
Authorities say Ms Baur despatched her son to stay with Mr Vang for “disciplinary causes,” the place the boy was reportedly subjected to prolonged time-outs and threats of chilly water if he misbehaved.
Earlier this week, police discovered a blanket belonging to Elijah 4 miles from his final recognized location. There’s a $40,000 reward for anybody with info that results in an arrest. Officers describe Elijah as three toes tall, with brown hair and brown eyes — he’s additionally of Hmong and white ethnicity.
On 7 March, Ms Baur requested a decide to revoke her $15,000 bond. She was denied after her personal mom instructed the court docket that Ms Baur shouldn’t be allowed to go free.
Elijah’s mom due in court docket in the present day
Katrina Baur, 31, is due again in court docket in the present day (Friday) for her arraignment listening to on costs of continual youngster neglect and obstruction.
The listening to is scheduled for 4pm native time on the Manitowoc County Courthouse with Decide Robert Dewane.
Ms Baur is charged with continual neglect of a kid, neglecting a toddler and two counts of restriting or obstructing an officer.
At a earlier listening to, the court docket heard a press release from Ms Baur’s mom, Jodi Baur, who requested the court docket to not honour a request to decrease the suspect’s bond of $15,000.
“Presently, relatively than aligning in finding her son, she feels the necessity to reiterate what a superb man Jesse is and is absolutely defending him and his actions,” Jodi Baur stated.
The grandmother alleged that by aligning herself with Mr Vang’s household, her daughter had potential entry to his prolonged household they usually may assist her flee the world.
The grandmother stated Ms Baur had reduce ties together with her household in October 2022 and that she had a historical past of erratic behaviour.
“I don’t really feel it’s well worth the threat to decrease her bond, particularly as [Elijah] has not been discovered and plenty of questions stay unanswered,” the assertion continued.
Dan Gooding22 March 2024 04:21
Crimson-and-white blanket was final recognized clue
Earlier this week, Two Rivers Police Division stated it had positively recognized a blanket discovered earlier in its investigation as belonging to Elijah.
The replace, posted on Monday, was the final actual replace on the seek for the 3-year-old.
When the preliminary lacking individuals report was issued, the plaid blanket was highlighted as an object Elijah might need been carrying.
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Dan Gooding22 March 2024 02:05
Elijah was subjected to “disciplinary” techniques
Elijah Vue’s mom Katrina Baur despatched him to stick with Jesse Vang on 12 February, in order that he may train the little boy how one can “be a person”.
Whereas he stayed with Mr Vang, Elijah was subjected to time-outs lasting between one and three hours, the place he needed to stay standing.
At instances he was instructed to wish, or to repeatedly say “sorry mommy”, in response to statements given to police by Mr Vang.
On the morning he disappeared, Elijah had been instructed by Mr Vang to face on the foot of his mattress whereas the person took a nap at round 8am. When Mr Vang awoke, Elijah was gone and he has not been seen since.
Dan Gooding22 March 2024 00:21
Questions stay round seized automotive
Earlier in March, Two Rivers Police Division issued a plea for assist in piecing collectively the actions of a car related with the case.
TRPD launched pictures of the beige 1997 Nissan Altima, saying it needed assist in understanding the automotive’s path the day earlier than Elijah was reported lacking.
Since then, the car has not been talked about by the division in its updates on Fb.
Dan Gooding21 March 2024 22:50
The place did Elijah Vue go lacking?
Elijah disappeared from Jesse Vang’s house in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.
The small city sits on the shore of Lake Michigan, with the closest metropolis being Manitowoc.
The little boy was staying round 150 miles from his house in Wisconsin Dells, making it round a 2.5 hour drive away.
Two Rivers is house to round 11,000 individuals and its police division has been main the seek for Elijah.
Dan Gooding21 March 2024 21:15
The textual content messages between Elijah’s mum and her pal
An up to date legal grievance on Wednesday gave us new particulars on messages between Katrina Baur and Jesse Vang, the place they mentioned disciplining Elijah.
“I instructed you to belief me… I’m a be certain he hates me and being right here,” Mr Vang reportedly instructed the mom on 18 February.
She responded: “Don’t need him to *hate* YOU. Simply worry you.”
Nonetheless, Mr Vang reportedly instructed Ms Baur to not fear and stated that somebody “needed to be the dangerous particular person” within the state of affairs.
“I do know however both method he can worry you and respect you,” Ms Baur replied, with Mr Vang responding that Elijah did worry him, “however he didn’t respect me… now I’m making him respect me.”
Their messages additionally included photographs of Elijah with bruising on his face and carrying a blindfold, in addition to standing in a nook in a full diaper, his fingers in a praying place.
Dan Gooding21 March 2024 20:00
Elijah’s mom knew Jesse Vang in 2015
Reviews in native media have outlined an obvious relationship between Katrina Baur and Jesse Vang courting again to late-2015.
WBAY stories of a “troubled previous” for Mr Vang, Elijah’s mom Katrina Baur and the boy’s organic father Jimmy Vue.
Court docket paperwork state that in November 2015 police had been known as out to a lodge in Appleton, Outagamie County. After they arrived, they discovered Ms Baur hiding within the rest room after she bought the lodge employees to name 911.
She then instructed officers that she had been sexually assaulted by two males, one in all whom was Mr Vang.
Ms Baur then instructed officers that she was “their property” and he or she had been taken to Minnesota to carry out sexual acts in alternate for compensation, which included medicine.
Prices of human trafficking had been later dropped, NBC 26 reported.
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Dan Gooding21 March 2024 18:41
Seek for Elijah passes one month mark
The seek for Elijah Vue handed one month on Wednesday, with legislation enforcement and volunteers persevering with to search for him.
Here’s a timeline of occasions thus far:
Dan Gooding21 March 2024 18:05
Police have urged searchers to not trespass
The final replace on the search from Two Rivers Police Division got here on Monday 18 March.
The division urged these making an attempt to assist discover Elijah to be “respectful of personal property” after some stories of people trespassing on personal land.
“Legislation Enforcement has already completely searched many areas of curiosity on personal land with the permission of property homeowners,” the put up learn. “Please proceed to look your personal properties if you have not finished so and encourage others to do the identical.”
Daniel Gooding21 March 2024 17:11
Who’s Jesse Vang?
Jesse Vang, a pal of Elijah Vue’s mom, was the final particular person to see the three-year-old alive.
Elijah’s mom, Katrina Baur, despatched her son to Mr Vang’s house on 12 February. What allegedly adopted was a collection of “disciplinary” techniques to deal with what Ms Baur felt was Elijah’s dangerous behaviour, together with prolonged time-outs and necessities to wish or repeatedly say he was “sorry mommy”.
Mr Vang reported Elijah lacking on 20 February. He instructed police he had taken a nap that morning, and when he awoke, the three-year-old was gone.
Katie Hawkinson21 March 2024 16:40