05/27/2026
Additional charges have now been filed against Kenneth and Elba Vazquez in connection with the death investigation of 11-year-old Oaklynn Vazquez.
The new charges come on top of both parents previously being charged with neglect of a dependent resulting in death, a Level 1 felony.
According to updated court records, prosecutors have now added the following charges against both parents:
• Conspiracy to commit neglect of a dependent resulting in death, a Level 1 felony
• Aggravated battery resulting in death, a Level 1 felony
• Criminal confinement while armed with a deadly weapon, a Level 3 felony
• Neglect of a dependent, a Level 5 felony
• Neglect of a dependent, a Level 6 felony
Kenneth and Elba Vazquez both remain held in the Hendricks County Jail on $1 million bonds as the case continues through the court system.