A Las Vegas man, who initially denied any involvement in his girlfriend’s child death, had ultimately admitted to killing the toddler and led police to his remains.
Amari Nicholson, 2, was found buried next to the Emerald Suites building in Las Vegas where he was staying with his mom’s boyfriend Terrell Rhodes when he vanished on May 6.
Rhodes first told detectives Amari’s mom had told him someone was going to pick up the child before she left for Colorado, something the mother later confirmed.
The suspect claimed a woman pretending to be Amari’s aunt asked to take the child, and being unable to call Nicholson, he gave her Amari.
Authorities said that Rhodes eventually confessed to killing Amari and led them to the burial site. The boy had been “hit several times” until he died, according to police.
“He did this, he never said anything to me about his involvement,” Amari’s mom wrote in a Facebook post she later deleted. “I trusted him and he betrayed me. My son comes first before anybody!!”
