Authorities have charged a 27-year-old woman with multiple felonies – including 1st-degree intentional homicide, hiding a corpse and neglecting a child. Crystal Pharis of Necedah was arrested for her alleged role in the death of 26-year-old Jason Dailey – formerly of Fennimore. Officials say Dailey was found dead in a Necedah home last week. An autopsy shows he died of blunt force trauma. According to a criminal complaint, a deputy visited the home November 12th to check on Dailey, who had not been to work in two days. Dailey’s girlfriend, Pharis, answered the door and told the deputy Dailey left the home two days earlier and she didn’t know where he was. The deputy returned within the hour and found Pharis unresponsive and on top of a 2-month-old baby. The baby appeared lethargic and in need of medical attention. A bag of pills and medications was seen next to Pharis and the baby. Both were taken to the hospital by an ambulance. Officials say toxicology tests for the baby came back negative for drugs. The deputy was checking the home for any information related to Dailey’s disappearance when he found a man dead in a bedroom. The body, later identified as Dailey, was on the floor next to a bed and covered in blankets. There were visible injuries to Dailey’s head. Officials believe the pillows and blankets placed on top of Dailey were to hide his body or conceal the odor of decomposition. A bail hearing is set for today (Tues, 10:30am) in Juneau County court.
