Woman arrested in Wilkes County after child found dead in Atlanta home

WASHINGTON, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A woman was arrested in Wilkes County on Tuesday morning after a 4-year-old boy was found dead in an Atlanta townhome. in what authorities are calling a homicide Wilkes County Sheriff Darrell Powers says Jasmaine Smoak was arrested and booked into the Wilkes County Detention Center. Atlanta police responded to a gated community in the 3500 block of Cardinal Drive SW on Monday night. Officers forced their way into the home “based on information received during the welfare check,” Atlanta police said.Once inside, officers found the dead child. Emergency medical personnel tried life-saving measures but were not successful, police said.The Fulton County medical examiner identified the boy as Colby Cooks.The medical examiner said Wednesday that he died of blunt-force injuries and the manner of death was ruled homicide.Police said Smoak left the scene with three children before officers arrived. One of those children was injured and is in the hospital, according