Stonie Bridgeo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael Bridgeo, just returned from working a night shift, he left his son Stonie Bridgeo alone amusing himself in a bedroom while he slept in another room. There was a space heater in the bedroom where Stonie was it caught fire and two ½ years old Stonie burned to death.  Stonie’s parents had refused before the fire to let a worker hired by their landlord into the home to fix faulty wiring. Stonie‘s mother, Jacklyn Bridgeo, disputes that and said she is planning to sue the landlord. Law enforcement authorities determined Stonie‘s death was accidental and neither of Stonie‘s parents was charged. Stonie died due to parental neglect and lack of supervision.

 

Stonie’s family had a troubled history with the Mesa County Department of Human Services when they lived in Clifton before moving to the home in Delta County. Less than a year before Stonie died, patrol officers found three children wandering and playing in a busy street. They were three of Stonie‘s four siblings and half siblings. The children were taken into protective custody and placed in a foster home for four days. The children were returned home after the parents developed a safety plan with social workers. Jacklyn Bridgeo was cited for child neglect.A day after the children were returned to the home, social workers were again contacted because the Bridgeos’ four year old was left at a bus stop. The social workers determined it was due to parental “miscommunication.” Less than a month later, the child protection case with the Bridgeos was closed after social workers determined the children were being cared for and supervised. There were also three previous reports of concerns for the children‘s safety four years prior to these incidents.

 

Five months after Stonie‘s death, his parents divorced. Jacklyn Bridgeo said she is writing a book about Stonie‘s death. On Facebook, Jacklyn Bridgeo wrote that she sometimes goes outside and yells“I love u Stonie” to her son in heaven.

 

 

 

 

 

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