CHARLOTTE, Tenn. (AP) — The trial for a Tennessee man who is accused of killing his 5-year-old son gets underway Thursday in Dickson County.
Joe Clyde Daniels was reported missing April 4, 2018. His father, Joseph Daniels, is charged with first-degree murder and has pleaded not guilty.
A 12-person jury was chosen Wednesday in Chattanooga from a pool of nearly 90 people, WTVF-TV reported.
Investigators say Daniels admitted to fatally beating the child, who was autistic and nonverbal, for urinating on the floor. They say he led authorities to places he said the boy was buried, but the body hasn’t been found.
Daniels later recanted and blamed the boy’s death on his wife, Krystal Nicole Daniels. She’s charged with offenses including aggravated child neglect or endangerment.