UPDATED: APD arrests Jacob Bevins in connection with death of 4-year-old son Aiden
Published 1:30 am Thursday, June 4, 2026
Orignally published on June 4, 2026
Updated: June 5, 2026 at 12:45 p.m.
Early Thursday morning at around 6:55 a.m., 36-year-old Jacob Bevins of Aberdeen was arrested in connection with the death of his 4-year-old son, Aiden Scott Bevins.
According to the Aberdeen Police Department, he was booked on felony charges of murder in the second degree and manslaughter in the first degree, as well as misdemeanor charges of unlawful disposal of remains and making a false or misleading statement to a public servant. He has since been transferred from Aberdeen City Jail to Grays Harbor County Jail.
On May 12, Aberdeen police officers responded to a reported missing child complaint involving the suspect’s 6-year-old daughter. During the investigation, officers determined that the child was with her mother and that the matter was a custodial issue and not criminal in nature.
When Aberdeen police detectives followed up on the complaint, they inquired about the whereabouts of the suspect’s 4-year-old son. The father initially stated that the child was staying with a relative out of state. Detectives subsequently contacted the relative and learned that the child was not, and had never been, in their care. Aiden had been in his father’s custody since late December 2023.
Detectives conducted multiple follow-up interviews with the father, which ultimately led to the discovery of the child’s body buried on the property. At that time, the circumstances surrounding the child’s death was undetermined and under investigation. Due to the nature and complexity of the investigation, the Aberdeen police department requested assistance from the Washington State Patrol Crime Scene Response Team.
According to the declaration of probable cause, which includes the sworn statement of arresting officer Aberdeen Detective Sergeant Cody Blodgett, “it was discovered that [Aiden] had not been seen for over a year.” Blodgett said in his statement that during the investigation, Aiden’s father Jacob eventually indicated that Aiden was not safe and admitted the child had died and that he had buried him under his mother’s house in Aberdeen. The Washington State Patrol Crime Lab assisted with exhuming Aiden’s body on May 13. “[Aiden] was located inside a tote that was wrapped inside of a garbage bag,” Blodgett’s statement read.
In a subsequent interview, Jacob Bevins “appeared to be forthcoming and described an accident where Aiden struck his head and later died. There was no evidence to show Jacob was being untruthful.”
Blodgett went on to say that he attended an autopsy at the Thurston County Coroner’s Office. Preliminary findings indicated multiple fractures, both acute and older/healing, including bilateral scapulae and multiple ribs. The report also stated there were identified and burn marks/thermal changes involving multiple bones of the head, ribs, upper and lower extremities.
After consulting with a child abuse expert pediatrician and medical director of an abuse intervention center, it was determined that the injuries Aiden had suffered were not consistent with Jacob’s account of the circumstances of the child’s death and Jacob Bevins was subsequently arrested. Blodgett’s statement said Bevins was placed into custody based on the statements he had made, the extent of Aiden’s injuries and the information provided by the pediatrician regarding Aiden’s injuries appearing to be the result of forceful trauma and that Aiden would not have been able to cause those injuries to himself.
This remains an active and ongoing investigation.
