2-year-old Arlington boy died of blows to his head from mom’s boyfriend, warrant says
Shortly after his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son died in July 2019, Quentin Walker told Arlington police in an interview that he had walked into Chick-fil-A earlier that day to get food for the boy and his girlfriend.
Walker said they drove to an Arlington apartment complex where he and 2-year-old Kasheton Phillip-Evans Ross ate outside of their car while Bria Ross stayed in the vehicle to eat. Afterward, Walker told police, he and Kasheton were running on the grassy area of the complex when he noticed the child had fallen to the ground, according to a warrant.
But video surveillance obtained by Arlington police showed that Walker never entered the Chick-fil-A and a man matching Walker’s description was never seen running with a child on grass at the Arlington apartment complex, according to the warrant released by Arlington police on Wednesday.
Kasheton died from blunt-force trauma to his head and his death was ruled a homicide, according to officials at the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Walker was the only person alone with Kasheton prior to the child showing symptoms of his injuries, according to the warrant.
Walker, 29, was arrested in Fort Worth on Tuesday and booked into the Arlington Jail. He remained in the jail on Wednesday and faces a capital murder charge, police said.
The autopsy indicated that Kasheton had a history of suffering blows to his head, according to the warrant.
The warrant written by Arlington Detective Julia Hall and issued last week gave this account of the incident:
On the afternoon of July 18, 2019, Arlington patrol officers responded to Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital on a report of an injured child. Kasheton was brought to the hospital unresponsive and later died there.
Hospital officials were told the child had fallen while in a park.
Initially, Walker and his girlfriend told Arlington police that Kasheton had fallen while running in the grass. The trio went to a nearby Neighborhood Walmart and Bria Ross entered the store to purchase water.
When she returned, Kasheton appeared lethargic and lost consciousness. They drove to the Arlington hospital where the boy died.
Walker later told Arlington police the trio had slept in their parked vehicle at 1600 E. Arbrook Lane in Arlington, and he told the story about going to Chick-fil-A and running in the grass at an apartment complex.
After the alleged fall, he described Kasheton as appearing normal and just looking out the window as they drove to the Neighborhood Walmart in Arlington for water.
When she returned from buying the water, Bria Ross immediately jumped into the back seat where Kasheton was sitting because her son had vomited and lost consciousness, according to the warrant.
After Kasheton’s death, his mother denied harming her son or causing his death, according to the warrant. She has not been charged with a crime and was ruled out as a suspect in her son’s death, the warrant says.
This story was originally published October 14, 2020 at 11:35 AM.
