BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A mistrial was declared Tuesday in the case against a Brevard County mother after the death of her 3-year-old son.
31-year-old Erica Dotson had been accused of the 2021 beating death of her 3-year-old son, Jameson Nance.
Investigators said Dotson’s former boyfriend, Joshua Manns, carried out the fatal beating and earlier physical abuse.
The mistrial was declared over a discovery issue in court.
Channel 9 has a crew inside the courtroom and will provide updates on Eyewitness News at Noon.
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