Woman Kidnaps 6-Month-Old Baby And Burns Him Alive

July 25. 2018

Hanna Barker and Levi Cole Ellerbe

25-year-old Felicia Marie-Nicole Smith was arrested for kidnapping 6-month-old Levi Cole Ellerbe and burning him alive. The toddler was airlifted to the hospital but succumb to his injuries and died. Smith and an unnamed assailant reportedly beat and maced Levi's mother, Hanna Barker, in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

Felicia Marie-Nicole Smith

As police looked furthered into the case, they arrested Barker as well. Police now state Barker and Smith knew each other prior to the baby's death. Authorities believe Barker played a role in her child's death. As such, Barker has been arrested on one count of principal to first-degree murder.

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Mother of baby who was burned to death in Natchitoches arrested

Posted 4:31 PM, July 25, 2018, by WGNO Web Desk, Updated at 04:33PM, July 25, 2018 - NATCHITOCHES, La. — Police in Natchitoches have arrested the mother of a 6-month-old baby who was burned to death about a mile away from the home where his mother said he was kidnapped.

According to the Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office, 23-year-old Hannah Barker, the infant’s mother, is the second person arrested in connection with the baby’s death. Barker told police that men banged on the door of her trailer the night of July 17 and sprayed her with pepper spray. She said she fled the trailer to get away from the men, and when she returned, her 6-month-old son, Levi Cole Ellerbe, was gone...

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Updated Jul 23; Posted Jul 23 - A Natchitoches woman was booked with first-degree murder in the death of a six-month-old boy who died after being found by police suffering from burns. Felicia Marie Nicole Smith, 25, was booked into the Natchitoches Parish Detention Center Saturday in connection with the death of Levi Cole Ellerbe, the Louisiana Fire Marshal's Office reported Monday (July 23)....

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