His parents were both in jail and he was being looked after by a babysitter, Gwendolyn Brown. Brown told police that he was abducted by three unidentified men during an early morning robbery of her home near southwest 296th Street and 158th Avenue in Miami, Florida on October 18, 2001. A bloodstained mattress and blood-soaked sheets was found in the home. There were bloodstains in other areas of the house as well. The blood was from Jarkeius. Investigators have publicly expressed skepticism of Brown and Cochran's account. He was wearing a diaper and a red, white, and blue Tommy Hilfiger shirt. His hair was styled in cornrows.