He is now being denied bond.

Fairfax, VA — Former Fairfield County Police Department officer Jason Michael Colley, who escaped jail time for the 2017 death of his infant daughter due to a lenient plea deal, has once again been charged with child abuse. After finally coming to terms with the fact that this man is a threat to children, a Maryland judge recently denied bail on these new charges.

As The Free Thought Project initially reported in 2018, Colley was indicted on charges of first-degree child abuse resulting in death, first-degree child abuse causing severe physical injury, and first-degree assault following the death of his 6-month-old daughter, Harper Colley. Authorities were alerted to the infant’s injuries on September 17, 2017, and she tragically succumbed several weeks later due to “abusive head trauma.”

Frederick County’s State’s Attorney Charles Smith explained that “Abusive head trauma can detail slamming a baby down on the ground, slamming a baby on maybe a table or against a wall, something along those lines.” Smith highlighted that in Harper’s case, there was “severe brain bleeding…with that, taken together with his conflicting statements, we felt we had proof beyond a reasonable doubt.”

Despite maintaining his innocence, Colley conceded to the state’s evidence and entered an Alford plea. Consequently, he was handed a reduced 50-year sentence, with all but eight years suspended. In August 2022, Frederick County Circuit Judge Julia A. Martz-Fisher permitted Colley to serve his time on private house arrest, plus five years of supervised release — a deal fit for an Epstein.

During his legal proceedings, Colley and his wife had another daughter, now aged 3. Last week, daycare center staff reportedly discovered bruises on the young girl’s arms. The 3-year-old told a Frederick County Child Protective Services investigator that “dad gets mad” and “daddy bit my arm.”

Following these revelations, Colley was arrested on charges of second-degree felony child abuse and misdemeanor assault. Frederick County District Judge Dino E. Flores Jr. agreed with the state’s request to deny Colley bail. A spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office noted that “the judge found that there was no other way to keep this child safe.”

However, Colley’s defense attorney Andrew Jezic maintains his client’s innocence, ignoring the child’s remarks about her father biting her, stating, “As the judge acknowledged today, these bruises are minor. Something that might appear on any child’s body at any daycare any day of the year.”

The case serves as a grim reminder of how law enforcement officers can evade accountability, even when the victims are as vulnerable as their own children.

Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist