10-year-old crushed to death after foster mom sat on him

Some stories shake you to your core. This is one of them. A little boy, just ten years old, is gone. And the reason? Unfathomable.

Dakota Levi Stevens had only been in his foster home for a month when his life was cruelly taken in a way that defies all understanding. His foster mother, 48-year-old Jennifer Lee Wilson, now faces charges of reckless homicide in Berrien County, Michigan. The details of what happened to Dakota are gut-wrenching, and I want to warn you for some disturbing details.

According to reports, Dakota had run off earlier in the day before being found at a neighbor’s house. When they returned home, he misbehaved — throwing himself on the ground, acting out.

And Wilson’s response? She sat on him.

Not just for a second. Not just as a momentary lapse in judgment. No — she pressed her entire weight — 340 pounds (over 150 kg) — onto a little boy who weighed just 90 pounds, for about five minutes.

She did this while on the phone with his caseworker. Dakota screamed, but she kept sitting. Wilson later told police she assumed he was pretending. She reportedly asked Dakota if he was ready to get up, then questioned, “Are you faking?”

But when she rolled him over, she noticed something chilling — his eyelids had turned pale.

A child in the house immediately called 911, but it was already too late. By the time emergency responders arrived, Dakota was unresponsive. He was airlifted to the hospital and placed on life support, but two days later, he was gone. Dakota passed away on April 25, 2024.

An autopsy revealed the heartbreaking truth: Dakota had suffered catastrophic internal injuries — organ damage, soft tissue trauma, and hemorrhaging in his liver and lungs. The official cause of death was determined to be mechanical asphyxia—in simple terms, Dakota was crushed to death.

This case has shaken the entire country, and the heartbreaking details just keep coming.

It has now been revealed that just 30 minutes before paramedics arrived, Dakota ran to a neighbor’s house, pleading for her to adopt him. Court documents state that he told her his parents had hit him in the face.

Meanwhile, according to Fox5 Atlanta, Wilson told police that when she tried to stop Dakota from running away again, she wasn’t sure if she had tackled him or if they had simply fallen — but claimed she only meant to hold him down.

Wilson pleaded guilty to reckless homicide in October, according to CBS.

In January 2025, the verdict was handed down for the foster mom. She was sentenced to six years in prison, with one year suspended to be served on probation.

As reported by The Indianapolis Star, Dakota had only been placed in Wilson’s care one month before his death by the Department of Child Services. At the time, she had other foster children in her home, but they were removed after the tragedy.

In his obituary, Dakota was remembered as a boy who ”loved the outdoors” and always ”marched to the beat of his own drum.”

We can’t bring Dakota back, but we can make sure his story is told. Children in foster care deserve better. They deserve love, protection, and a system that doesn’t let them slip through the cracks.

Jennifer Lee Wilson will face justice, but nothing can undo what has been done. Rest in peace, Dakota. You deserved so much more.

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