Yusuf Dewees, 24, was arrested in June 2024 in connection to the death of his son Baki Dewees. Baki was reported missing from the Palmdale area by his grandmother in early May 2024.
Dewees' preliminary hearing was postponed to Tuesday after he got into a fight while in line in county jail; he now claims to be suicidal, Eyewitness News has learned.
Investigators searched for Baki's remains in an Antelope Valley landfill last year, but ended up calling off the search.
The baby's body has still not been recovered.
Baki's mother was already in jail on unrelated charges prior to the baby's disappearance and thus is not considered a suspect in the case.