Late to court, broke bond rules: Suspects in toddler’s death case back behind bars
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HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- All three suspects charged in connection to a toddler's death in Henrico County are back in custody after showing up late to court and not following the rules of their bond.
Forty-one-year-old Tomeka Burton is charged with felony murder, two counts of child abuse, two counts of child endangerment and possession of a schedule I or II drug for the death of her three-year-old granddaughter who was found dead in a hotel room from drug toxicity in June 2025.
Harvey Turner, who the Commonwealth's attorney referred to as Burton's boyfriend, is facing the same charges including two more for violating probation.
The Commonwealth attorney, Alison Martin, said the drugs belonged to Burton, but that the toddler and another unharmed child were being cared for by both Burton and Turner. Martin said that they were running the hotel room like an "open-air drug market."
The toddler's mother and Burton's daughter, 19-year-old Jomaya Hunt, is facing two counts of child abuse.
Hunt turned herself in on Jan. 15 and was then released on bond. She was supposed to appear in court on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 9 a.m. but did not arrive until 10:23 a.m.
The judge told Hunt's attorney, Christopher Bain, that he was "sufficiently concerned that she is not here." Bain said she was waiting for Uber and that the driver went to the wrong address.
Upon arrival, right after court had adjourned, Hunt was immediately put in handcuffs and her bond was revoked.
The Commonwealth also requested for Tomeka Burton's bond to be revoked after she failed to check in with Henrico Mental Health and Developmental Services and get substance abuse treatment. This was part of her bond agreement.
Harvey Turner has remained in custody since he turned himself in on Jan. 17.
The three cases will be heard by a judge in a bench trial together. They will next be in court in March to schedule a trial date if their counsel does not get it scheduled beforehand.
