Interior security system footage from inside the Calera home where a 13-year-old boy died in August showed the teen spent his last days on a bathroom floor where he was berated, provided little food and water and repeatedly hit with a skillet.

Jacqueline Adams, 58, is charged with felony murder and aggravated child abuse in the Aug. 8 death of Ledarius Johnson.

Adams took over care for Ledarius, his twin brother and older sisters, ages 14 and 16, after their adopted father, who was Adams' brother, died in 2023.

New, horrific details in Ledarius's death have been made public following an Aniah's Law bond hearing last week, and in Circuit Judge Bill Bostick's order denying Adams bond.

Bostick wrote in his ruling denying Adams bond that she admitted having previously seen wounds on Ledarius that she said were inflicted by his siblings.

"She gave no indication that she sought any medical care for him and medical records indicate that the last time he was seen by his pediatrician was approximately tow years prior to his death,'' Bostick wrote.

"At that time, the child weighed more than he did on the date of his death."

Adams' attorney, Emory Anthony, said he had no comment on the bond denial.

On Aug. 8, police were called to Adams' Ivy Hills Circle home on a medical assist call that turned into a cardiac arrest.

Medics tried life-saving measures on the Ledarius. He was taken to Shelby Baptist Medical Center where further life-saving measures were unsuccessful.

"Law enforcement noted several wounds to the child and that he appeared to be underweight,'' the judge wrote.

Patrol officers summoned detectives to launch an investigation.

Adams, Bostick wrote, told investigators she had spent the night away from the home and left Ledarius, his twin brother, and their two sisters, ages 14 and 16, alone in the home overnight.

When she returned the following morning, she found the girls asleep in one room and the twins in her bed.

"She then heard a strange noise coming from of the boys and found (Ledarius) to be unresponsive,'' Bostick wrote.

"She stated she threw cold water on him, panicked, and then called 911 who walked her through CPR."

Hospital medical staff indicated Ledarius had several injuries and said he was malnourished.

At the time of his death, Ledarius weighed only 86 pounds. "Photographs of (Ledarius) taken after his death depict a severely malnourished and underdeveloped child,'' Bostick wrote.

Adams and the children stayed at the home after police and medics left. Adams, the judge noted, didn't show up to the hospital for nearly an hour.

A search warrant was then carried out at the home, and Bostick said the condition of the home and items within the home that had been there during the initial response had been moved or disposed of during the time Adams remained in the home.

Investigators learned there was a an interior Vivint camera in operation in the home the night and the morning prior to the child's death. A search warrant for the video yielded footage from inside the home from July 17 through Aug. 8.

Adams' statements to investigators were "markedly inconsistent" with what the video showed, Bostick wrote.

While Adams said she found the children asleep in different bedrooms, the video showed that three of the child were seen to have spent the night on the bathroom floor where Ledarius was lying, unable to speak, move or stand. At times, the video showed, Ledarius was defecating on himself.

The video also showed Adams "dump" Ledarius in the bathtub, remove his clothing and a blanket and direct the other children to dispose of the items.

"She also is seen turning the camera and directing the television volume be turned up, apparently to cover up what was being said, '' Bostick wrote.

Video time stamps showed that over one hour went by from the time Adams arrived home until she called 911.

A detective testified in the preliminary hearing that Adams was seen on the video berating Ledarius and denying him food and threatening him with the denial of food.

The video showed Ledarius's condition quickly deteriorating over the month of videos and showed he was often covered in wounds and bandages.

"At times, (Adams) would also issue orders to the other children in the home to watch (Ledarius) and strike him with the skillet if he moved or did not lay correctly on the floor,'' the judge wrote.

One of the videos showed Adams telling Ledarius as he lay on the bathroom floor that "she doesn't need him, and he needs her and that she has food, and he needs food."

Bostick said he denied bond because Adams is a flight risk, and because the surviving children now are staying with Adams' daughter, who was in court supporting Adams.