Polk County Sheriff Lyons would like to report that an arrest has been made in the death of a one month old child. The father of the child, Thomas Allen Janczak, age 22, of Livingston, TX, was arrested in Polk County on the night of September 2, 2021. Janczak was arrested by Polk County Detectives for the offense of Capital Murder of a person younger than 10 years of age, on an arrest warrant obtained from the court of JP 4 Jamie Richardson. In November of 2020, Polk County Detectives received information of the one month old arriving to the Texas Children’s Hospital, in The Woodlands, where doctors determined the severity of his injuries. He was then transported to Texas Children’s Hospital downtown, where 12 days later he unfortunately died from blunt force trauma. Since that time, detectives conducted a full investigation, with assistance from the CPS Special Investigators Office, Polk County District Attorney’s Office, the Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office, and the Texas Rangers Office. Due to the hard work of all agencies involved, the investigation led detectives in obtaining an arrest warrant for Thomas Janczak. Due to the severity of the crime of Capital Murder, these investigations require months of detectives conducting interviews, gathering evidence and consultations with professionals in the medical field, to obtain concrete evidence for prosecution. There is no way to predict how much time a police investigation will take and Sheriff Lyons greatly appreciates the patience it took from the family and friends of the victim, to see justice prevail and this case brought to an arrest and prosecution. At this time, Thomas Allen Janczak is incarcerated in the Polk County Jail on the charge of Capital Murder and is currently under a $1,000,000 bond. Other possible criminal charges are being investigated and considered at this time. Capt. D. Sottosanti #803
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(Press Release by PCSO-9/03/2021
JANCZAK THOMAS ALLEN
arrested by POLK CO SO LIVINGSTON - TX 1870000
booked 2021-09-03
charge description CAPITAL MURDER OF PERSON UNDER TEN YOA
bond details Surety Bond
bond amount $ 1000000.00
charge description POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
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