Agency findings
DCS identifies Yuma as the location of Emma’s home and lists September 13 as the date of fatality. The agency reported malnutrition, a hospital death and a joint investigation with the Yuma Police Department. Its preliminary report records first-degree murder and child-abuse charges against her parents on September 22, 2020. [1]
Sentencing follow-up
KYMA reported on December 8, 2023 that Jamie McBride received a life sentence for first-degree murder. The same report stated that James Givens had received a life sentence earlier in 2023. These outcomes go beyond the initial allegations documented by DCS. [2]
Case timeline
- September 13, 2020Date of fatality recorded by DCS. [1]
- September 22, 2020Parents charged, according to the agency report. [1]
- December 8, 2023KYMA reported McBride’s sentencing and Givens’s earlier life sentence. [2]
What this record establishes
The agency report supports the date and general location; the later news report supports the sentencing history. The source set does not establish later appeals or release decisions. A residential street address is not supplied here.