Grand Junction Woman Headed To Trial For Death Of Autistic Son

A Grand Junction woman accused of killing her autistic adult son will go to trial. Van Buren County District Court Judge Robert Hentchel ruled there is enough evidence to proceed with the trial against 42-year-old Yodi Jackson. Her 25-year-old son, Chad Jackson, weighed just 77 pounds when he died from malnutrition and dehydration in July 2011. He was five-feet-nine-inches tall. Yodi Jackson is charged with felony murder and second degree vulnerable adult abuse. She is free on bond ahead of her trial, which is scheduled to start in South Haven on August 27.