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Suspects plead not guilty in death of Blount County foster child

Man and woman plead not guilty in death of Blount County foster child

Not guilty. That was the plea of ​​two people charged with felony assault on a foster child. Mason and Brooklyn Grimes were in court Thursday in separate cases in Blount County. Both are charged in the death of a child listed as a foster child of Mason Grimes. In a previous story, WVTM reported that court documents show the then-3-month-old child was placed in the Grimes' care on Aug. 5, 2022, where he “remained and thrived” for about a year. On Sept. 25, 2023, the child was diagnosed with “multiple congenital disorders” at Children's of Alabama, where a follow-up appointment was scheduled for Oct. 20. However, Grimes did not take the child back, and calls to the hospital were not returned.>>PREVIOUS COVERAGE: 'Facts are facts': Blount County sheriff speaks out on arrest of foster parents in connection with death of little boy. A month later, the child was taken to St. Vincent's in Blount County because he had stopped breathing. Upon arrival, medical staff found him to be “severely emaciated, asystolic and cool to the touch.” Since the September appointment at Children's Hospital, the baby had reportedly lost a third of his body weight, and there was no evidence that he had ever received any further medical care.>> WVTM 13 ON THE GO: Download our app for free

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama —

Not guilty. That was the plea of ​​two people charged with capital crimes against a foster child. Mason and Brooklyn Grimes were in court today in separate cases in Blount County. Both are charged in the death of a child listed as a foster child of Mason Grimes.

In an earlier article, WVTM reported that according to court documents, the then three-month-old child was placed in the Grimes' care on August 5, 2022, where he “remained and thrived” for about a year.

Then, on September 25, 2023, the child was diagnosed with “multiple congenital disorders” at Children's of Alabama, where a follow-up appointment was scheduled for October 20. However, Grimes did not readmit the child, and calls to the hospital were not returned.

A month later, the child was taken to St. Vincent's in Blount County because he had stopped breathing. Upon arrival, medical staff found him to be “severely emaciated, asystolic, and cool to the touch.”

Since the appointment at Children's Hospital in September, the child had reportedly lost a third of his body weight and there was no evidence that he had ever received further medical care.

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