July 6, 2009
- Portland, Oregon
Uncle charged after Idaho girl dies in snowstorm
JoLeta Jenks, whose 11-year-old daughter, Sage Jenks Aragon, likely died of hypothermia on Christmas Day after trying to walk 10 miles in the snow, sits next to some traditional American Indian items given to her after the death of her daughter. (AP Photo/Times-News, Ashley Smith) By Associated Press
JEROME (AP) — The uncle of an Idaho girl who froze to death in a Christmas Day snowstorm has been charged on suspicion of second-degree murder and drug possession, the latest development in the tragedy that's already seen the 11-year-old victim's father jailed.
Kenneth Quintana, 29, was arrested Thursday on a warrant for second-degree murder and felony injury to a child, Jerome County Sheriff's Deputy David Ursino said. Sage Aragon died after she and her 12-year-old brother, Bear, walked through snow and freezing temperatures when their father's car became stuck in a snowdrift. Bear survived. Quintana was in the car with the father, Robert Aragon, 55, who has already been charged with murder. Officers say they found Quintana with methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia. |
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