More than four years after the body of 18-month-old James Chairez was found beneath a mobile home on the South Side, his mother has accepted a plea deal in the case, avoiding a trial that the child’s family had long hoped would bring answers.

This year is shaping up to be very busy at the courts. KSAT will be tracking more than a dozen high-profile cases in Bexar County.

Another scheduled court date has come and gone without a trial in the case of a San Antonio mother accused of causing her toddler’s death, frustrating the child's relatives.

More than three years after the remains of 18-month old James Chairez were found, a trial date has yet to be set for her mother, who is charged in the case.

A Bexar County district judge on Monday sentenced D’Lanny Chairez to five years in prison on a charge of tampering with evidence.

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A quick Zoom hearing took place for D’Lanny Chairez on Friday in regards to the status of the case.

The mother of missing baby James Chairez, who was arrested after his disappearance, had her bond reduced by a judge on Tuesday.

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are issuing an urgent call for information on the whereabouts of an 18-month-old boy who is still missing even after they located his mother. Investigators tracked down and arrested D’Lanny Chairez, 20, early Tuesday morning, somewhere on the city’s Northwest side, according to Officer Alisia Pruneda, a public information officer for SAPD. Pruneda says her 18-month-old son, James, was not with her and that is a concern. San Antonio mother who disappeared along with baby arrested“We aren’t going to rule out any one bit of foul play, endanger, all of those things are still in motion,” she said. In the store video, Chairez is shown pushing a stroller.

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police have tracked down and arrested a woman who had been the subject of a missing persons investigation for weeks. An arrest warrant affidavit says relatives told police they were concerned because they hadn’t seen the baby since around Thanksgiving. AdThe store video appeared to show Chairez pushing a stroller, while there was no evidence of a baby in the bus video. SAPD investigators believe baby James is still in the San Antonio area. They are asking for any information on baby James’ whereabouts and who he may be with to call SAPD Missing Person’s Unit at 210-207-7660.

SAN ANTONIO – Video of a San Antonio woman missing since January with her 18-month-old son has been discovered showing her riding a VIA bus last month. According to the San Antonio Police Department, detectives over the weekend discovered video footage of D’Lanny Chairez riding the bus on Feb. 24. The video showed Chairez riding the bus for several hours before exiting at the North Star Transit station. Nowhere in the video is her son, James Avi Chairez, seen. SAPD Investigators believe D’Lanny could still be in the area and encourage anyone to report any sightings to call SAPD Missing Persons Unit at 210-207-7660.