Two Georgia minors and one of their parents have been charged in the drowning death of 8-year-old Noah Bush.
As per NBC News, an unidentified 10-year-old and an unidentified 11-year-old were arrested on July 10. WJCL addressed that the 10-year-old was reportedly charged with “concealing the death of another.” Meanwhile, the 11-year-old was reportedly charged with “involuntary manslaughter.”
Including, Natalie Hardison, the 11-year-old’s mom, was reportedly charged with “giving false statements” during an investigation. Media reports that the charge is a felony, and Hardison also faces “probation and truancy charge[s].”
Furthermore, media reports that the 10-year-old has been sentenced to “2 years at a youth detention center.”
As per to NBC News, the Bush family attorney, Francys Johnson, earlier focused on what allegedly happened to the 8-year-old. The attorney explained that Bush had allegedly met the children hours before his disappearance in mid-May.
At some point, they pressured Noah to go down to the borrow pit,” Johnson explained. “It’s a deep, canyon-like place. And in the low places, water fills up in it, like swimming-pool sizes of water.”
Per ABC Chicago, Johnson also alleged that Bush was pushed into the pit by the children.
“Noah and the 2 juveniles involved in this got into some argument, and an argument led to them pushing Noah into the water and possibly holding his head underwater,” the attorney reportedly explained.
The outlet reports that officers are now reportedly waiting for “videos to be enhanced in their investigation,” per ABC Chicago, as the Bush family is reportedly calling for more arrests to be made, per NBC News.