Jessica Fax, 28, faces a charge of criminal homicide after her 12-week-old niece sustained multiple skull fractures under her care, according to Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office. Fax told detectives she dropped the child
on the floor.A woman accused of killing her infant niece is being incarcerated in Bradley County because the child’s mother oversees employees at Silverdale Detention Center, the only facility in Hamilton County that houses women.
Jessica Fax, 28, faces a criminal homicide charge after the death of her 12-week-old niece, Elizabeth Fry, who was left in her care. The child’s mother, Marianne Fry, was working as a captain at Silverdale when Elizabeth died.
“Due to the nature of the incident, we’re trying to protect both individuals,” said Brandi Kennedy, spokeswoman for Silverdale, which is owned by CCA, a national company that runs prisons.
She said no CCA facility would take Fax.
Hamilton County Jail accepts only male inmates.