Jaliyah Burks, 19, was arrested at the Jefferson County Jail on suspicion of first-degree murder in the ambush killing of Melanie Massay in Lakewood. Skip to content. All Sections.

Canfield was arrested the day before Jaliyah died. He is charged with first-degree capital murder, sexual battery of a child younger than 12 and three counts of aggravated child abuse.

Jaliyah B. Spain, born Oct. 29, died Feb. 19 after she was found in cardiac arrest on a bed at her home on West 17th Street; No one was charged in her death, which coroner said was due to sudden ...

The endangerment charges connected to Jaliyah's siblings stemmed from the police investigation into Jaliyah's death. Police were called to her family's residence in the 900 block of West 17th ...