On January 16th, The US Sun reported that Jenelle Evans’ kids, Ensley and Kaiser, will not be removed from her home. This announcement follows an investigation by Child Protective Services (CPS) into matters concerning Jenelle and her husband, David Eason.
Sources told the Sun that the CPS case against Jenelle and David had been going on for months. Investigators came to their home in North Carolina, and the CPS case included interviews with both children on multiple occasions. Jenelle and David call their property “The Land.”
A source alleged to the Sun that Jenelle’s son, Jace Evans, will never return to “The Land” again. This source said, “Jace will never go back to Jenelle’s home, not as long as David is there.”
The source also claimed that the outcome of Ensley and Kaiser’s CPS case is not connected to the CPS file on Jace. It’s also separate from criminal charges against David when he allegedly hurt Jace during a physical confrontation in September 2023.
CPS Questioned Jenelle About Her Two Younger Children
Last October, multiple sources informed The US Sun what had happened at a court hearing involving Jenelle. Jenelle was in court to fight her mother, Barbara, for custody of Jace.
The Ashley’s Reality Roundup exclusively confirmed that David showed up at the hearing. He was removed from the hearing and banned by the court from having any contact with Jace. Jenelle was stripped of custody. She’s no longer allowed to see Jace or speak to him unless Jace initiates the contact.
The Sun reported that the judge, a sheriff’s deputy, and a CPS caseworker began questioning Jenelle more about her two younger children. Sources also claimed that the caseworker berated Jenelle in court.
Allegedly, Jenelle was making it difficult for CPS to interview Ensley and Kaiser on previous occasions. As a result, the judge issued a court order to have Ensley and Kaiser interviewed by CPS away from “The Land.” The judge stated that David or Jenelle could not be present during the CPS interviews with their children
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In court, the sheriff’s deputy also asked to obtain backup evidence, and the caseworker requested the judge to speak to Jenelle and David’s other family members. Allegedly, CPS thought that other witnesses might provide additional evidence of any physical harm occurring with the minor children.
A source also claimed that “The judge asked a lot of questions about what Jace saw.”
Last fall, the judge was taking allegations of physical harm against Jenelle’s younger children “very seriously.” In The US Sun’s October 2023 report, a source revealed that nine-year-old Kaiser had gotten into trouble at school. The source claimed, “Kaiser was suspended from school for a week recently. He’s in third grade. It’s not normal at all.”
David’s Case Fit the Description of a Serious Felony
Although the CPS case on Ensley and Kaiser has now been closed, David’s criminal charges were recently upgraded. The Sun obtained information from a court clerk. The clerk explained that cases in district court are generally traffic-related or low-level infractions. After reviewing David’s criminal charges, the judge determined that David’s case didn’t belong in district court.
Allegedly, the judge felt that David’s case fit the description of a more serious felony case. The clerk said, “They found enough evidence to take his case out of district court, where misdemeanors are held, and bring it to superior.” A source told the Sun that a grand jury heard David’s case on January 10th. He was formally indicted by that grand jury in North Carolina.
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The Sun obtained court documents that specified the injuries Jace had sustained during his alleged physical confrontation with David. These court documents also say that David “willingly harmed” Jenelle’s son. The court document said, “The physical injury inflicted caused marks on their right arm and left and right side of the neck, and was inflicted by other than accidental means.”
Although David has denied all wrongdoing in the alleged physical confrontation, Jace allegedly told authorities and investigators that there were witnesses to the physical confrontation with his stepfather. An exclusive source told the Sun, “They had a Ring camera that captured the incident.”
Jace is now in the custody of Child Protective Services, and he’s been under medical supervision since November 2023.
