MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop B Headquarters - 308 Pine Crest Drive - Macon, Missouri 63552


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt
(660) 385-2132
B15077
July 23, 2015

EMPHASIS: Additional Charges Due To Death Of Keytesville, Missouri, Child


On July 13, 2015, the Chariton County Sheriff’s Department received a call of an unresponsive two-year-old female who had been found in a private swimming pool in Keytesville, Missouri. The child was taken to a hospital in Columbia, Missouri, in critical condition. The incident was investigated by the Chariton County Sheriff’s Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control. Initially, Jessie J. Patino (stepfather of the victim), 21, of Keytesville, Missouri, and Kynzie M. Patino (mother of the victim), 19, of Keytesville, Missouri, were arrested on Chariton County felony warrants for endangering the welfare of a child.
On July 18, 2015, the two-year-old female victim was pronounced dead at a hospital in Columbia, Missouri. Subsequently, Jessie Patino and Kynzie Patino also have been charged with involuntary manslaughter. Both individuals are being held currently at the Chariton County Jail on a $7,500 bond.
The charges for which the individuals were arrested are mere accusations and are not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of the charges must be presented before a court of competent jurisdictions whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.
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