Police Investigate Death Of Six-Month-Old Boy

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Police Investigate Death Of Six-Month-Old Boy

By Syreeta Baker

Story Published: Feb 13, 2008 at 9:43 AM CST

Story Updated: Feb 13, 2008 at 4:21 PM CST

Peoria Police are investigating the death of a baby boy who was found strapped inside a car seat at a Peoria home Tuesday afternoon.

Peoria County Coroner Johnna Ingersoll says five-month old Benjamin Sargent was discovered dead inside his home at 3012 West Proctor.

Peoria police say 23-year-old James Sargent, the baby's father, called 9-1-1-yesterday afternoon.

When authorities arrived at the house they found the baby lying unresponsive inside a car seat in the crib of a bedroom.

Ingersoll calls the death suspicious.

Peoria Police have interviewed the baby's parents 21-year old Tracy Herman and James Sargent, but no arrests have been made.

An autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow morning.

Thursday, Mar 6 at 8:44 PM ben wrote ...

ben we all love you so much i am will be so happy if your mom and dad suffer the way u did we miss u some much love your best family every one :)

Thursday, Mar 6 at 6:55 PM unone wrote ...

baby ben rest in peace we all love you love you family that will love u forever

Saturday, Feb 23 at 10:22 AM Unknown wrote ...

whoever could do this to baby deserves to rot in hell. And to those of you that think that the parents had nothing to do with it! Your ignorent. he was at his home..WHERE OF COURSE THE PARENTS LIVED TOO! And being a mom myself i check on my son every 5 min! Not every couple days!

Friday, Feb 22 at 9:40 PM Melissa wrote ...

If you dont want your child or cant take care of them there are thousands of people out there that would love to give a good home to a child there are many people that cant even have kids. There two should be locked up for life for taking a life of a child. there are just some people that should not have kids.

Friday, Feb 22 at 12:28 PM BETTY wrote ...

IT JUST GOS TO SHOW THAT PEOPLE DONT NEED TO BE HAVING KIDS AND THAT PEOPLE SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THOSE WHO ARE YOUNG AND ARE NOT REALLY FOR THOSE DISSIONS, I WISH THE BEST FOR THE FAMILYS THAT ARE INVALLED, BUT IF YOU THANK SOME THING IS WORNG DONT JUST BE QUITE STAND UP AND SAY SOMETHING

Friday, Feb 22 at 12:45 AM Amanda wrote ...

OK...the baby was in his own crib...in the house of his parents...HOW COULD THEY NOT HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THAT BABY!!!!!!! It makes me cherish the moments i have with my daughter, those 2 parents should get the death penalty and made to starve like that baby, it's the worst crime they could ever commit!

Thursday, Feb 21 at 6:41 PM UNKNOWN wrote ...

WHAT DO YOU PEOPLE THINK THAT THE PARENTS ARE NOT TO BE BLAMED FOR THIS!!! DIDN'T YOU READ WHAT THE SO CALLED MOTHER SAID ABOUT THE BABY?? CHRIS LAY OFF THE DRUGS !!!!! MARY YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF !!!!

Thursday, Feb 21 at 6:23 PM dorene wrote ...

i hate parents like this why have baby if you r going to kill them some peolep wish they can have kids

Thursday, Feb 21 at 10:04 AM Maria wrote ...

I will be begging the district attorney to bring the death penalty to both parents. Good parents FEED their children CHRIS. You are just as ignorant as them.

Tuesday, Feb 19 at 4:43 PM james wrote ...

Not many people outside the family know that this isn't the first neglect of a chiid of Tracey Hermann's. She has another child . Saved from certain death by a aunt and uncle.

Thursday, Feb 14 at 3:48 PM Chris wrote ...

Tracey and James i am thinking of you at this most tragic of times you were great perants i hope that you are not found to blaime as the loss of a son is punishment in it's self rest in peace little fella as we move on in this world without you

Thursday, Feb 14 at 11:46 AM Mary wrote ...

Oh how sad..God bless the little innocent baby. I hope the parents were not to blame for this.

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