dakota king

Dakota King has been held in the Monroe County jail since 2019 for involvement in a case in which his girlfriend’s 2-year-old child died. He allegedly told police he got angry with the child after it spit up on him.

Public defender Phyllis Emerick had said in January that Bloomington-based Hotels for Homeless would accept King, but that was a miscommunication, according to executive director Katie Norris.

During a Thursday morning hearing, public defender Phyllis Emerick said she had received a verbal agreement from Katie Norris of Hotels for Homeless that they would accept King.

King's plea agreement would allow him to serve his sentence on home detention but he doesn't have a place to live.

King has been held at the jail since 2019, when he allegedly admitted to killing his girlfriend’s 2-month-old child after the baby spit up on him.

Dakota King will be temporarily released from jail next week so he can find housing as part of his plea agreement.