Ashley Flowers

Did Brandon Hale violate the terms of his probation from the 2019 injury to a child case by committing a new offense in February of 2020?

That's it.

And if he did, then his probation is revoked.

In December of 2023, the judge makes his decision and he finds that Brandon did violate the terms of his probation.

His deferred adjudication from the 2019 Belt incident is revoked, and he's formally found guilty in that original injury to a child case.

So he gets sentenced to 10 years in prison, not for murder, but for the 2019 abuse.

And that is the only conviction connected to JoJo's case.

Listen, our team reached out to both Brandon in prison and his attorney for comment.

But as of this recording, we have not gotten a response.

And we also contacted the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office for clarity about whether additional charges would ever be pursued.

They did not give us an answer.

But we had our legal team look into this, and they confirmed that the DA could bring new charges against Brandon Hale any time they see fit.

It wouldn't even necessarily require new evidence.

DFPS did provide us with public records, but they didn't answer our specific questions about why JoJo's original case went the way it did.

I want to know why he was allowed back in that home.

How did a six-year-old boy die from lack of oxygen inside his own home while he was alone with the man who admitted to beating him with a belt?

And how did this happen less than a year after the system had already substantiated abuse?

There's been a resounding word throughout this entire episode.

Undetermined.

Undetermined cause.