Donald Gekonge and Darline Aldrich both face one count of unlawful conduct toward a child.
When the apartment managers could not contact anyone inside the apartment, an “emergency walk-through” was carried out, cops said.Aside from a dirty diaper, the youngster appeared to be unharmed. EMS responders transferred him to MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital for further examination.Initial attempts to contact Gekonge and the child’s mother, Darline Aldrich, were unsuccessful.
Gekonge later claimed he was in New York “on business,” and assumed Aldrich was taking care of the toddler.Darline Aldrich is currently being held on $75,000 bond.As of Wednesday, Gekonge and Aldrich remained in jail. Aldrich is being held on $75,000 bond, while Gekonge’s amounts to $50,000.
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