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NewsNovember 7, 2014

Dec. 10, 2011 n About 8 a.m.: Chris Hepburn drops his son, Justin, off at baby sitter Sekara Zoromski's home before leaving on a business trip. n About 2:30 p.m.: Sacha Brown picks Justin up and takes him to visit her father, Bobby Jackson, who reports Justin was unusually quiet and sleepy...

Dec. 10, 2011

  • About 8 a.m.: Chris Hepburn drops his son, Justin, off at baby sitter Sekara Zoromski's home before leaving on a business trip.
  • About 2:30 p.m.: Sacha Brown picks Justin up and takes him to visit her father, Bobby Jackson, who reports Justin was unusually quiet and sleepy.
  • About 3:30 p.m.: Brown takes Justin home.
  • 7:11 p.m.: Hepburn calls Brown.
  • 7:39 p.m. to about 8:25 p.m.: Brown exchanges a series of text messages with Anthony Lincoln.
  • 7:45 p.m.: Mia Scott arrives to baby-sit Justin while Brown sleeps.

Dec. 11, 2011

  • About 12:30 a.m.: Scott checks on Justin. He is snoring.
  • About 6:30 a.m.: Brown arrives at work.
  • 7:52 a.m.: Brown calls Jackson and asks him to check on Justin, as she has just received a phone call telling her Scott cannot wake him.
  • 7:58 a.m.: Jackson calls 911.
  • About 8 a.m.: Deputy Jack Theriac arrives and takes photographs at the scene.
  • 8:25 a.m.: Coroner Darryl Rendleman is called to the scene.
  • 8:50 a.m.: Theriac leaves.
  • About 9 a.m.: Rendleman leaves.
  • 1:11 p.m.: Theriac is sent back to secure the scene.
  • 4:15 p.m.: Police interview Brown.

Dec. 12, 2011

  • 10 p.m.: Police interview Brown again. She asks for an attorney. They arrest her after the interview.

Dec. 14, 2011

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  • Brown is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated battery and concealment of a homicidal death.

Jan. 11, 2011

  • Brown pleads not guilty to the charges against her.

Oct. 27, 2014

  • Brown's trial begins.

Nov. 6, 2014

  • After six days of testimony, Brown is acquitted of all charges against her.
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