A Southern California man who’s accused of kidnapping and burying his toddler son alive has been denied bond.
Michael Comer, 25, allegedly buried his 11-month-old son, Koah Sharp, inside a canine crate close to his grandfather’s dwelling in Batesburg-Leesville on November 9.
The following day, the Lexington County Sheriff’s Workplace issued a news release urging the general public to share any details about the lacking child.
The County workplace wrote: ‘Koah was taken by his father, Michael Comer,’ and added: ‘Comer was arrested on a housebreaking cost late Monday evening by Lexington County deputies, however Koah was not with him.’
Comer has been charged with tried homicide and unlawfully inserting a toddler in danger, based on AP NEWS.
Comer is now held in custody with out launch and should stay in jail whereas awaiting his court docket date.
In response to WLTX, two victims’ advocates requested the decide if bond could possibly be denied, advocating on behalf of Koah, stating Comer confirmed ‘no regret’ after studying his son had been discovered alive.
 On Monday night, Comer was present in an outbuilding in Batesburg and arrested on expenses of housebreaking and resisting arrest, with ‘not a lot to say concerning the whereabouts of the newborn’
Koah had been within the care of his grandmother, his 25-year-old father Comer’s mom Trish Comer, which Koon stated ‘occurs very often’
Koon spoke briefly on Comer’s relationship with the kid’s mom, Dezarae Sharp, stating there have been ‘current home violence-type expenses and outcomes in court docket’
Sheriff Jay Koon described child Koah’s cries as joyful when he found him buried, ‘clinging for all times,’ based on a press briefing on Tuesday.
Koon stated the 11-month-old was buried in a ‘canine crate wrapped in a towel.’Â
Koon stated Koah was initially within the care of Comer’s mom, Patricia Comer, who left the newborn with him to run an errand till a ‘caregiver’ was scheduled to reach.
When the caregiver arrived, each Michael and his child had been not on the dwelling.
Patricia stated: ‘I’ve not slept in over 24 hours…you do not know what it is prefer to lose a grandchild like that and have your son do one thing like this,’ in a Fb put up.
‘I am not making an attempt to play the woe me card, however this entire scenario has been heartbreaking,’ she added.
Koon stated he discovered the newborn was lacking and traced Comer and his son again to Comer’s father’s home simply up a block.
Koon stated he ‘discovered each doorways open, child’s belongings in the home, with no signal of Michael or the newborn.’
The search effort concerned round 100 emergency responders, because the 11-month-old is believed to have spent a horrifying 24 hours buried beneath the filth earlier than he was lastly found
Comer’s mom, Patricha Comer, stated that she knew her ‘son’s an issue,’ however ‘didn’t know that he was this unhealthy.’ ‘He cherished that child, he’d do something for that child,’ she stated
‘Because the day went on and no person got here ahead, it was definitely increasingly regarding.’Â
A search celebration was organized close to Comer’s father’s home, ‘about 50 yards within the woods,’ the place Koah was heard crying in a pile of pine straw.
Police then tracked Comer to an outbuilding close to Columbia Avenue within the city of Batesburg, the place they discovered him.
Comer was initially charged with housebreaking and resisting arrest.
Koon spoke briefly on Comer’s relationship with the kid’s mom, Dezarae Sharp, stating there have been ‘current home violence-type expenses and outcomes in court docket.’
‘There have been clearly some points; definitely, youngsters typically get caught up in that,’ he added.
Sharp stated Comer had been allowed to go to his son on weekends since ‘he is been going to remedy and stopped consuming,’ based on the Each day Mail.
‘His dad determined although it was time to get jealous over different guys, so he pulled this on this weekend’s journey,’ she stated, including that Comer ‘is a hurt to himself so far as I’ve heard, so presumably to others.’
Comer’s subsequent court docket date has been set for December 10 on the Lexington County Courthouse.Â
The Each day Mail reached out to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Workplace and the Lexington County Public Defender’s Workplace for remark.
