Once she saw her son’s injuries, she had Joshua call 911, which she said he did. on May 26 concerning her son and that 11 minutes later, the two arrived at their home, the child wrapped in a brown towel. The affidavit states that the detective contacted the mother of the child, who said that she received a call from Joshua at around 5 p.m. However, the CPS case worker claimed that the burn injuries were not consistent with Meekings’ story and that the burns were more likely from the child being dipped in boiling water. The child’s stepfather, Meekings, reportedly told medical staff at Parkland that the child had bumped into a stove and knocked over a boiling pot of water, according to the affidavit. The child’s injuries were so severe that he was flown to Parkland Hospital in Dallas the day before after being stabilized in Tyler for burn injuries. Warrant: East Texas parents let daughter smoke their methĪccording to an arrest affidavit, on Friday, May 27, a detective with the Smith County Sheriff’s office was notified of a CPS report concerning an injury to a child.