{"id":112778,"date":"2026-01-10T05:37:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T05:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/112778\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T05:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T05:37:07","slug":"possible-cause-of-death-revealed-for-missing-florida-boy-johnathan-boley-4-who-was-found-dead-in-alabama-woods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/112778\/","title":{"rendered":"Possible cause of death revealed for missing Florida boy Johnathan Boley, 4, who was found dead in Alabama woods"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Florida boy who was found dead next to his dog in the woods<\/a> days after vanishing from his father\u2019s Alabama home on New Year\u2019s Eve likely died of hypothermia, according to a preliminary autopsy report.<\/p>\n

The initial report indicated that 4-year-old Johnathan Boley\u2019s tragic death was consistent with hypothermia and that drowning was not suspected, Walker County Coroner Joey Vick told WVTM 13 on Thursday.<\/a><\/p>\n

Vick noted the blonde-haired tyke \u2014 affectionally known by his family as \u201cJohn John\u201d \u2014 had taken off his shoes before his body was discovered on Jan. 2, partly in a body of water by a group of volunteers who were searching a wooded area in Jasper, about two miles from where he disappeared. <\/p>\n

A preliminary autopsy report suggests Johnathan Boley, 4, died of hypothermia. FOX News<\/p>\n

Officials said earlier this week<\/a> that Boley did not show any signs of \u201ctrauma or assault type injuries,\u201d WBRC reported.<\/a><\/p>\n

The final autopsy report is expected to be released next week. <\/p>\n

The child, who lived in Florida with his mom and was visiting his father for the holidays, was last seen playing in the yard with his older brother and their mixed lab pup Buck just before noon on New Year\u2019s Eve. <\/p>\n

Boley\u2019s loyal black Labrador mix Buck was found alive at the child\u2019s side after an extensive search that spanned two days. FOX News<\/p>\n

Explosive materials found on Jameson Boley\u2019s property after his son was reported missing on Dec. 31, 2025. Constable Allen Estell<\/p>\n

The boy\u2019s father, Jameson, reported the child missing an hour later when Boley failed to return home after walking across the property line with his loyal pooch. <\/p>\n

After a two-day search that drew hundreds of volunteers and police, the youngster was found in the woods with Buck, who was alive and by his side. <\/p>\n

While the boy\u2019s death still remains a mystery, Jameson, 40, was arrested after cops found at least eight explosive devices inside and around his home. The shocking discovery forced officials to cancel a ground search in the area.<\/p>\n

Jameson Boley was arrested and charged with unlawful manufacturing of a destructive device and two counts of chemical endangerment of a child. Blount County Jail<\/p>\n

Methamphetamines were also discovered inside the home.<\/p>\n

He was charged with unlawful manufacturing of a destructive device and two counts of chemical endangerment of a child.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Florida boy who was found dead next to his dog in the woods days after vanishing from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":112779,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[8173,4864,57379,10822,28,30,29,32200,4278],"class_list":{"0":"post-112778","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-florida","8":"tag-alabama","9":"tag-arrests","10":"tag-autopsies","11":"tag-deaths","12":"tag-florida","13":"tag-florida-headlines","14":"tag-florida-news","15":"tag-missing-children","16":"tag-us-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}