Media Fact Sheet
Date: July 11, 2024
Locations:
Two Sisters Daycare: 7308 Kingsway Drive; Fort Wayne, IN 46819
Tall Oaks Apartments: 7300 Decatur Road; Fort Wayne, IN 46816
Time: Various
Suspect Arrested #1: Jasmine Rowland; 25 years of age.
Preliminary charges: Two counts of battery, both level 6 felonies.
Suspect Arrested #2: Johnnie Jones; 43 years of age.
Preliminary charges: Two counts of child molesting, both level 4 felonies; One Count of dissemination of matter or conducting performance harmful to minors, a level 6 felony.
Details/Summary:
On May 16, 2024 the Fort Wayne Police Department received a child abuse complaint from the Department of Child Services. Shortly thereafter, a forensic interview was conducted with the 13-year-old victim at the Dr. Bill Lewis Center for Children. The victim disclosed that over the past two years she had been physically abused at two different locations in Fort Wayne by her cousin and legal guardian Jasmine Rowland:
- Two Sisters Daycare at 7308 Kingsway Drive; Fort Wayne, IN 46819
- Tall Oaks Apartments; 7300 Decatur Road; Fort Wayne, IN 46816
Furthermore, the victim stated that when she was twelve (12 years old) she had been molested repeatedly by Johnnie Jones at Jasmine Rowland’s apartment at 7300 Decatur Road.
After receiving the disclosure, this investigation was assigned to Detective Miranda Lasley of the Crimes Against Persons Unit (CAPS). She was assisted by Detective Jean Gigli. During the investigation a search warrant was executed today by (CAPS) detectives at both locations. Both suspects were located today and subsequently arrested for various criminal charges. We thank the staff of the Department of Child Services and the Dr. Bill Lewis Center for children for their cooperation and support with the department in our investigation.
Sergeant Jeremy Webb
Public Information Officer
Fort Wayne Police Department