Former Miss Donalsonville posts bond from jail, facing murder charges in Sumter Co. toddler death investigation

AMERICUS, Ga. – 18-year-old former Miss Donalsonville pageant winner Trinity Poague who was stripped of her title and faces murder charges in the death of her former boyfriend’s child posted her $75,000 bond and was released from the Sumter County Jail Wednesday night.

Under her bail conditions, she is allowed to leave the county but she has to wear an ankle monitor, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

The GBI arrested and charged her with Aggravated Battery, Felony Murder and Cruelty to Children First Degree. On Sunday January 14, 2024, at about 2:00 pm, the Georgia Southwestern State University Police Department asked the GBI to investigate the death of a child.

The investigation indicated an unresponsive 18-month-old boy was admitted to the emergency room at Phoebe Sumter Hospital in Americus, Georgia. Hospital personnel performed life-saving measures on the child; however, he later died.

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