Joel Saavedra denies that he had anything to do with the attempt to cover up the death of 2-year-old Jamari Madkins, who was allegedly beaten to death by a man suspected of trafficking Jamari’…
OAKLAND — A man accused of helping bury the body of 2-year-old Jamari Madkins after the young boy was allegedly killed by his mother’s pimp has been released from jail after a judge agreed to waive his $500,000 bail, court records show.
“The defense sympathizes with Jane Doe and her situation. However, she has history of omitting and lying to police,” attorney Siera Promise Dugan wrote in a motion arguing for Saavedra’s release. In the motion to release Saavedra, Dugan included several letters from not just family but co-workers and employers of Saavedra, all of whom vouched for his character.
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