Some stories shake you to your core. This is one of them. A little boy, just ten years old, is gone. And the reason? Unfathomable.
Dakota Levi Stevens had only been in his foster home for a month when his life was cruelly taken in a way that defies all understanding. His foster mother, 48-year-old Jennifer Lee Wilson, now faces charges of reckless homicide in Berrien County, Michigan. The details of what happened to Dakota are gut-wrenching, and I want to warn you for some disturbing details.
According to reports, Dakota had run off earlier in the day before being found at a neighbor’s house. When they returned home, he misbehaved — throwing himself on the ground, acting out.
And Wilson’s response? She sat on him.
Not just for a second. Not just as a momentary lapse in judgment. No — she pressed her entire weight — 340 pounds (over 150 kg) — onto a little boy who weighed just 90 pounds, for about five minutes.
She did this while on the phone with his caseworker. Dakota screamed, but she kept sitting. Wilson later told police she assumed he was pretending. She reportedly asked Dakota if he was ready to get up, then questioned, “Are you faking?”
But when she rolled him over, she noticed something chilling — his eyelids had turned pale.
A child in the house immediately called 911, but it was already too late. By the time emergency responders arrived, Dakota was unresponsive. He was airlifted to the hospital and placed on life support, but two days later, he was gone. Dakota passed away on April 25, 2024.
