On a Thursday in Lexington County, South Carolina, a judge kept a 25-year-old father, Michael Comer, behind bars without bond after authorities said his 11-month-old son had been found alive in a buried dog crate near the home of Comer's father in Batesburg-Leesville. The child, Koah Sharp, was located on Tuesday when searchers heard him crying through freshly disturbed earth, and he has since left the hospital to be with family. Beyond the grim fact of the burial, the story is still forming, because the reasons for the additional charges of custodial interference and burglary have not yet bee
Father Denied Bond After Authorities Say He Buried His 11-Month-Old Son Alive
An 11-month-old infant was buried alive in a dog crate for about 24 hours and is now recovering in hospital care with family.
Searchers heard him cry beneath freshly disturbed ground.
Mark
Let's start with what's plainly established. A baby was found alive, and a man was denied bond.
Mimi
Yes. Koah Sharp, 11 months old, was found Tuesday near his grandfather's home in Batesburg-Leesville. Searchers heard him crying under freshly disturbed ground. He was released from the hospital that night and is with family.
Luke
And the 24 hours underground, is that confirmed?
Mimi
It's what authorities believe, not a measured fact. The sheriff's department's wording is an estimate.
Mark
Why does the denial of bond matter here?
Mimi
It means a judge decided Comer stays in custody while the case proceeds. It's the first court decision we've seen.
Luke
But notice what we don't know. The charges are allegations. Comer hasn't been convicted, and nothing here tells us what he has said or whether he has entered a plea.
Mark
What about the burglary and custodial interference charges?
Mimi
They hint at a dispute over who had the child and access to a home, but the reporting doesn't spell it out.
Luke
Right, and I'd resist filling that gap. We don't know whose home, or what custody arrangement existed.
Mark
What's the one hopeful piece?
Mimi
The medical team expects a full recovery for Koah.
Der Puls
- An 11-month-old boy was found crying beneath freshly disturbed ground, having been underground for roughly a day.
- A judge refused bond to the father, Michael Comer, who faces attempted murder and several related charges.
- Searchers traced the sound of a baby to a buried dog crate near Comer's father's home in Batesburg-Leesville.
- The infant is out of the hospital and with family, with doctors expecting a full recovery.
- Comer stays in custody while the court moves toward details of the burglary and custodial interference counts still unexplained.
On a Thursday in Lexington County, South Carolina, a judge kept a 25-year-old father, Michael Comer, behind bars without bond after authorities said his 11-month-old son had been found alive in a buried dog crate near the home of Comer's father in Batesburg-Leesville. The child, Koah Sharp, was located on Tuesday when searchers heard him crying through freshly disturbed earth, and he has since left the hospital to be with family. Beyond the grim fact of the burial, the story is still forming, because the reasons for the additional charges of custodial interference and burglary have not yet been laid out in public. For now, it stands as a reminder of how much depends on a sound carried through soil.
On Thursday morning, a judge in Lexington County, South Carolina, denied bond to Michael Comer, a 25-year-old charged with attempted murder after authorities said his 11-month-old son was found alive inside a buried dog crate.
The baby, Koah Sharp, was found on Tuesday. Searchers working near the home of Comer's father in Batesburg-Leesville heard a child crying from beneath freshly disturbed ground, and that cry led them to the spot. Investigators believe he had been underground for about 24 hours. He was taken to the hospital and released that same night, and he is now with family, who will see him through what the sheriff's department expects to be a full recovery.
Comer also faces charges of unlawful conduct toward a child, custodial interference and burglary. The last two suggest the case reaches beyond the burial, though the public record does not yet explain how the child came to be in his care or what home was entered. With bond denied, Comer remains in custody, and the next proceedings will determine what the public learns about those circumstances.
On Thursday morning, a judge in Lexington County, South Carolina, denied bond to Michael Comer, a 25-year-old man charged with attempted murder. Authorities say his 11-month-old son was found alive inside a buried dog crate.
The infant, Koah Sharp, was found on Tuesday. According to Sheriff Jay Koon, searchers were near the home of Comer's father in Batesburg-Leesville when they heard a baby crying from beneath freshly disturbed ground. That sound led them to the spot where the child had been buried.
Authorities believe Koah had been underground for about 24 hours before he was found. The source material does not say how long the search lasted or how many people took part, and it offers no account of how the child was reached beyond the fact that searchers heard him.
Koah was taken to a hospital and released that same night, Tuesday. He is now with family members. According to the sheriff's department, his medical team expects him to make a full recovery.
Attempted murder is not the only charge against Comer. The Lexington County Sheriff's Department says he also faces counts of unlawful conduct toward a child, custodial interference and burglary. The custodial interference and burglary charges suggest the case involves more than the burial itself, but the reporting available so far does not describe the circumstances behind them, including how the child came to be in Comer's care or what home was entered.
The bond hearing was the first public court step described in the reporting. With bond denied, Comer remains in custody while the case moves forward. What to watch next is whether prosecutors lay out the timeline and the circumstances of the burglary and custodial interference charges in later proceedings, since those details are not yet part of the public record in this account.
Bemerkenswerte Zitate
Searchers found the child after hearing him cry beneath freshly disturbed ground near the home of Comer's father.— Sheriff Jay Koon, Lexington County Sheriff's Department
Koah's medical team expects him to make a full recovery.— Lexington County Sheriff's Department
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