The death of a newborn baby was suspicious enough for authorities to call on Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to take a closer look. The situation unfolded about 30 miles north of Rutherford County in a small community known as Hartsville, Tennessee. The TBI investigation has resulted in the arrest of a Trousdale County woman, charged in connection to the death of a child in her care.

On December 2, 2019, TBI Agents joined detectives with the Trousdale County Sheriff's Office in responding to a report of a child that had been hospitalized with injuries after choking on a pacifier. 8-Month-old Ridge Aken Williams (DOB 04/26/2019) was under the care of Jennifer White at a home in Hartsville at the time. The child was ultimately transported to a Nashville hospital, where he was treated before passing away on December 6, 2019. During the course of the investigation, Agents developed information that resulted in the case being presented to a grand jury.

On June 15th (2020), the Trousdale County Grand Jury returned indictments charging 29-year-old Jennifer Renee White (DOB 12/09/1990) with one count of Aggravated Child Neglect and one count of Reckless Homicide. She was arrested on Tuesday (6/16/2020) and booked into the Trousdale County Jail on a $75,000 bond. The woman has since paid bond and is now free while awaiting a future court date.

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