A Farmington Hills man accused of killing his little boy in a motel room has regained competency and is scheduled for trial in Oakland County Circuit Court.
Isaias Porras, 34, had earlier been determined to be incompetent but “restorable” — which is what has happened according to court records. Per a recent competency evaluation hearing before Judge Jeffery Matis, Porras is receiving medication to maintain competency and will be “administered appropriate medication” up to and during his trial.
Porras is charged with first-degree murder and first-degree child abuse tor the 2021 slaying of his 15-month-old son, Isaiah Daniel Porras. Police conducting a welfare check at the Motel 6 on Grand River Avenue near Haggerty Road in Farmington Hills found the toddler’s body under a pile of blankets on Oct. 3, 2021. Isaias had been staying at the motel with his father and his mother, Amanda Jajou, who was also charged in the homicide.
Jajou, 33, was sentenced in July to 15-60 years in prison for second-degree murder and a concurrent sentence of 3-5 years for accessory after the fact to a felony. She pleaded no contest to both charges; charges of first-degree murder and child abuse were dismissed.
An autopsy indicated the child died from brain damage caused by blunt force injury to the head.
Isaias Porras reportedly received inpatient treatment at the state’s Center for Forensic Psychiatry.
According to a child abuse pediatrician who testified at Jajou’s and Porras’ preliminary exam in 2022, Isaias was struck at least 10 to 20 times and suffered severe head trauma as well as significant bruising to his chest. As testified to by Farmington Hills Police Detective Robert Gerak, Porras told him the child was a distraction, described him as a “demon” and said he and Jajou took turns slapping him. The beatings reportedly continued for weeks.
Porras’ trial is scheduled for Dec. 9.
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