arents, Sabrina and David Kimbley (right), have been ▬►NAMED SUSPECTS in his death. The Kimbley's other three children are in the custody of Child Protective Services tonight.
UPDATE: SMITH COUNTY (KYTX) - We talked with Smith County Justice of the Peace Mitch Shamburger, who gave us the basics on the inquest and the body being found in the septic tank.
We have also talked with a woman who was there for the entire search effort, including her description of the conditions of the home and that Jake's parents were laughing and smiling and didn't help with the search. The other kids in the home were taken by Child Protective Services on Tuesday and remain in CPS custody.
We are also told that an eight-year-old told law enforcement that he watched his dad "kick Jake into a hole." There are reports that a professional septic company came to the scene to open the septic tank before authorities could check for the body.
The parents were questioned by the FBI Tuesday night, and Jake's grandfather was arrested today for being a registered sex offender near kids.
The Tyler Morning Telegraph is reporting on the homicide investigation along with KYTX CBS 19 reporter Field Sutton.
An earlier version of this story attributed certain facts to Sheriff-Elect Larry Smith. Those facts did not come from Smith, and we regret the error.
UPDATE: SMITH COUNTY (TYLER MORNING TELEGRAPH) - A source close to the investigation of the death of a 2-year-old near Winona told the Tyler Paper this morning that the case is being investigated as a possible homicide.
Jake Kimbley, 2, was found dead on his family's property in a septic tank partially exposed above ground.
Multiple agencies, including fire departments, the sheriff's office and air support searched Tuesday afternoon for the toddler who went missing while playing hide-and-seek near Farm-to-Market Road 16 and U.S. Highway 271, according to dispatchers.
The Sheriff's Office is in charge of the investigation, officials said.
SMITH COUNTY (KYTX) - The Smith County Sheriff's Department confirmed Wednesday morning that a crime scene investigation team was going over the land surrounding a home in the 20300 block of FM 16 near Winona.
Multiple sources have confirmed to CBS 19 that 2-year-old Jake Kimbley was found dead some time after 1:00 Wednesday morning inside a septic tank on the property. The Sheriff's department would not comment on the location of the body.
Sheriff's deputies were interviewing the other children Kimbley was playing with Tuesday afternoon, trying to put together details of his last moments alive.
A hearse took Kimbley's body to a local funeral home around 11:30 Wednesday morning. The Sheriff's department confirmed it would undergo an autopsy.
SOURCE:
http://www.cbs19.tv/story/19342318/missing-2-year-olds-death-under-investigation
