On March 6, 2026, Fox Lake Police responded to a report of a child found bruised and bloody. Police conducted an investigation where they learned that the child was being abused and the child had run away from his nearby home.   

At the detention hearing for Marion, prosecutors argued that the child has experienced years of psychological and physical abuse by his mother and that Marion, the mother's boyfriend, has been complicit in the abuse. Prosecutors further argued that Marion could have done more to protect the child.  

Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart stated, “Children must be protected with every tool we have. Our office will seek to detain these offenders while they are awaiting trial, and then we will make sure that we hold them accountable after we secure guilty findings. To think of a child having to flee their own parents is heartbreaking, and I would tell anyone abusing their child that you will face serious consequences when we find you."   

Marion’s next court date is scheduled for April 2, 2026, for a preliminary hearing.  

The State has also filed a Petition to Detain Priscilla Marshall, 34, who has also been charged with one count of Aggravated Battery of a Child, two counts of Domestic Battery, and one count of Child Endangerment. Marshall’s detention hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, March 10, at 1:30 p.m.