# @nbcchicago on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUjtQb_jbOI
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/55958320-nbcchicago-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/fb8bf619ab.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-02-10T00:54:30.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC Chicago (@nbcchicago) — https://gondola.cc/nbcchicago

## Caption

Prosecutors painted a horrifying picture of conditions they allege led to the death of an 8-year-old boy, including his mother forcing him to hold weights above his head and monitoring his room with video surveillance.⁠
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Markell Pierce was found unresponsive in his Round Lake Beach home on Friday afternoon, and he was pronounced dead at a hospital a short time later.⁠
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The boy’s mother, identified as 33-year-old Dominique Servant, and her boyfriend, 38-year-old Joey Ruffin, are facing first-degree murder charges in connection with Markell’s death, which prosecutors allege occurred due to systemic abuse that he suffered at their hands.⁠
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Tapt the 🔗 in our bio to learn more.⁠
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#roundlakebeach #childendangerment #domesticabuseawareness #murder #chicago

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- **Views:** 17,904
- **Likes:** 532
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- **Comments:** 85

## Tags

childendangerment, murder, chicago, roundlakebeach, domesticabuseawareness

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