Josie Dikeman

Josie Dikeman faces three felony counts in connection with the February 2023 death of her son 6-year-old son Alexavier 'AJ' Pedrin, including first-degree intentional homicide, child neglect and physical abuse of a child. Josie Dikeman called 911 on February 11, 2023, saying that her son was non-responsive. Crews found the child dead at the scene with prescription drugs near the body. Blunt force trauma was listed as the cause of death, with the use of a prescription sedative as a contributing factor.