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Wilkes County detainee now charged with murder in 4-year-old boy’s death
By Eli Thompson
2nd woman arrested in murder of 4-year-old Atlanta boy
Rebecca Nash
Rebecca Nash
Reporter · Alpharetta, GA
Rebecca has a Master's degree in Journalism from the University of North Texas and over 5 years of experience covering community news. She previously worked for the North Fulton Neighbor, focusing on local events and community organizations.
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Editor’s note: The video in this story is from earlier reporting. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A second woman has been arrested following Monday’s brutal murder of an Atlanta preschooler.Jasmine Tyree Jenkins, 30, is being held on warrants that accuse her of murder and first-degree cruelty to children, according to Atlanta police.Her arrest, just as Jasmaine Smoak’s on Tuesday, happened hours away from the southwest Atlanta townhome where the body of 4-year-old Colby Cooks was found. Cooks died from blunt force injuries, the Fulton County Medical Examiner said Wednesday. The medical examiner classified Cooks’ death as a homicide.Officers responded to Aviary Park around 7:20 p.m. Monday for a welfare check. Inside, they discovered Cooks had been killed.RELATED: 4-year-old found dead in southwest Atlanta townhome; suspect arrested in Wilkes CountyAuthorities confirmed that Smoak, 34, is not related to the victim. Jenkins’ relationship to the boy or to Smoak is unknown. Atlanta pol
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