SALEM – The mother of the 5-year-old boy found dead inside a suitcase in southern Indiana has been found incompetent to stand trial and ordered to be committed to a psychiatric facility.
Anderson is accused of killing her son Cairo Jordan, stuffing his body in a suitcase, and tossing it in the woods.
On March 15, 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.
On March 15, 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.
Anderson made several Facebook and Twitter posts between December 2021 and April 2022 saying she believed her son was a “demon who needed to be killed or exorcised.”
On Thursday, August 1, Judge Larry Medlock ordered two rulings in the case of Dejaune Anderson, the mother charged with the murder of her 5-year-old son.
Judge Medlock ordered Anderson to be committed to the Indiana Department of Mental Health and Addiction at the recommendation of doctors. after she was found incompetent to stand trial, he also revoked her pro se status, which means Anderson will no longer be allowed to represent herself in court.
Anderson, who claimed to be Princess Califia Hatun Tupak Bey II, has been fighting to represent herself in court for months. Washington County Judge Larry Medlock would not allow her to do so until two Indiana doctors complete psychiatric evaluations to determine whether she is competent to stand trial.
In July, Medlock ordered her to stop filing conspiracy-filled motions attacking her public defender, the Washington County Court, and others. He warned her that if she didn’t stop, she could be held in contempt of court.
Anderson filed a 5-page document outlining the “injustices” she faced at the Washington County Jail.
“I am appalled by the unethical treatment I have experienced within this jail,” she said. “It’s mind-blowing to be a healer and high priestess receiving visions of the trauma and negativity that fill this place as I have to, forced to interact with unethical, unintelligent life forms of humanity.”
Anderson claims to have been placed under “MK Ultra mind control” while at the jail, and “chemicals” have been placed in her food, and “hazardous materials” were placed in air vents to irritate her.
She claims that the court and Washington County Jail have shown bias against her and that she can’t receive a fair trial.
Anderson discusses spirituality and her worldviews, claiming that “Salem, Indiana is being controlled by unethical humanity.”
Anderson had also filed a motion requesting the U.S. Supreme Court dismiss her case, saying Washington County lacks jurisdiction.
Judge Medlock canceled all of her upcoming court hearings and her trial. It is not clear if prosecutors will try her later.
