Update: Baby's death at motel under investigation | News

A baby died in a motel room with his mother Monday night and the cause of death is under investigation by the Jones County Sheriff’s Department.

Marcelino Sampson — the 10-month-old baby boy of Marcelus Sampson, 24, and Royesha Williamson, 29 — was pronounced dead at South Central Regional Medical Center. Emergency officials were called to the Magnolia Motor Lodge on Highway 11, just north of Laurel, a little before 8 p.m. after getting the report of an unresponsive baby. The baby had been sleeping in a carseat next to his mother’s bed, said lead investigator J.D. Carter.

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