"The Brooklyn woman who has continued to deny she is the mother of a missing 11-year-old autistic boy showed up in Family Court Friday and again shed no light on the the child's whereabouts. Jacqueline Pritchett, 50, through her lawyer, invoked her Fifth Amendment right not to answer questions - but grew agitated when Judge Dawn Orsatti told her she needed to bring her son to authorities and appear at her next court date on Dec. 30 or risk arrest."
""I'm not showing up, I'm telling you right now," Pritchett said, though she appeared to be directing her remarks at her lawyer, Daniela Mancini. "I don't have money. I don't have a place to live." Mancini, over the course of several minutes, tried to calm Pritchett down and get her to stop talking, but the woman pushed back. "No, no. Stop, Daniela - please," she said. "I can't show up.""
"After calming down, Pritchett was told by Orsatti that she has the option of appearing virtually and that, if she chooses to appear in person, she will be provided a round-trip MetroCard by the Administration for Children's Services. Outside the courthouse, Mancini and other colleagues from Brooklyn Defender Services escorted Pritchett into a livery cab. Neither Pritchett, now living in a shelter, nor Mancini would answer reporters' questions."
Jacqueline Pritchett appeared in Family Court and invoked her Fifth Amendment right when questioned about a missing 11-year-old autistic boy. Judge Dawn Orsatti ordered Pritchett to bring the child to authorities and required her to appear Dec. 30 or face possible arrest. Pritchett said she would not show up and cited lack of money and housing; her lawyer attempted to calm her. The court offered a virtual appearance and a round-trip MetroCard if she appears in person. The NYPD declared Jacob missing, released images and a sketch, and investigators suspect he may be a crime victim.
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