12-05-2025
Parents sought after Canton toddler dies
CANTON, Ohio (WJW) — Police are looking for the parents of a 3-year-old Canton boy who died in early May.
According to a news release from Canton Police, Demetres Givens, 42, and Jamie Thompson, 37, are each facing charges of involuntary manslaughter and endangering children.
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The evening of May 5, officers responded to the home on the 3100 block of Gilbert Circle Northeast on reports of a toddler in his bed not breathing, police said.
The child was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later. A cause of death was not released.
On May 9, detectives obtained arrest warrants for Givens and Thompson. At this time they have not been located.
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If you have information that could help police find them, you're asked to contact theCanton Police Communications Center at 330-649-5800, the Canton Police Detective Bureau at (330)489-3144 or the US Marshals Task Force at 1-877-WANTED-2.
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