SALEM – Harrison County Circuit Court Judge John Evans was appointed as a special judge in Dejaune Anderson’s $31 million civil suit against Washington County Circuit and Superior Court Clerk Stephanie K. Rockey.
Anderson claimed Rockey showed “gross negligence in performing her duties.”
Anderson claimed Rockey mishandled handwritten motions in her criminal case.
An attorney representing Rockey argued Anderson’s complaint failed to comply with Indiana trial rules, adding her allegations were “frivolous, baseless and without merit.”
Judge Evans agreed.
Court records show Anderson has filed at least 31 documents since April 8, 2024. Clerk Rockey filed all of those promptly, some on the same day of receiving them or a day after.
Anderson spent nearly two years on the run before being arrested.
On March 15, 2024, 38-year-old Dejaune Anderson was arrested in Arcadia, California, on charges including murder, neglect of a dependent resulting in death, and obstruction of justice.
In April 2022, a mushroom hunter found Cairo Ammar Jordan’s body. An autopsy found that the boy died from an electrolyte imbalance due to vomiting and diarrhea that led to dehydration. Investigators said Cairo died about a week or less before the mushroom hunter came upon the little boy’s body.
Anderson believed her son was a “demon who needed to be killed or exorcised.”
Anderson’s criminal trial is expected to begin at 8:30 a.m. on August 6, 2024, and she wants to represent herself in court.
Washington County Circuit Court Judge Larry Medlock won’t allow that to happen without her undergoing two psychiatric exams to determine if she is competent to stand trial.
Anderson has failed to participate in those exams.
