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child endangerment
December 2, 2017
Mom arrested for DUI while picking up one kid from school with another in the backseat: Cops
An Alabama mother is facing criminal charges after police say she arrived drunk to pick up one of her children from school while a younger child rode in the backseat. According to the Birmingham News, 37-year-old Mary Elizabeth Stevenson pulled into the pickup line outside of Fort Payne Middle School around 3:30 p.m. Thursday. At …
Child Abuse
November 24, 2017
‘[The baby] prolly needs some weed’: Couple gives marijuana to injured baby girl with broken leg: Cops
An Indiana couple was arrested Monday for allegedly giving their 10-month-old daughter marijuana to treat her broken leg. The Muncie Star Press reported that Tessa Rose Murray, 23, and Nerrell McCoy, 20 are accused of drugging their child before getting her medical attention. Police got involved on June 18, after the baby was brought into IU Health Ball …
child endangerment
November 20, 2017
‘Feces and urine stains and trash all over the home’: Police arrest mom, save 3 kids living in squalor
Police arrested an Oklahoma mother Thursday after allegedly finding her three young children living in filth. KWTV reported that an anonymous tip led officers to check on Cynthia Parker, 32, and her three children, ages 10, 9 and, 5. Responding officers said both the inside and outside of the Oklahoma City home was in deplorable condition. …
Child Abuse
November 14, 2017
‘Dad’ injects infant son with meth, parents try to blame babysitters: Police
An Oregon couple is facing charges after their 3-month-old son allegedly tested positive for methamphetamine. According to the Herald and News, Nickolaus Robert Hardtke Neace, 24, and Emily Rose McGinnis, 19, were charged after police followed up on a Department of Human Services (DHS) complaint regarding the baby’s wellbeing. A witness reportedly said they had seen Neace inject …
Child Abuse
November 7, 2017
‘Mom’ who left four children home alone with loaded gun while she took an 11-day Oktoberfest vacation to Germany pleads not guilty
The Iowa mother who left her four young children home alone while she took an 11-day European vacation pleaded not guilty in court last week. Erin Macke, 30, was charged with four counts of child endangerment and one count of transferring a firearm to a person under 21. She pleaded not guilty in a written …
child endangerment
November 4, 2017
Teen mom sleeps while her naked toddlers play near a busy intersection: Police
A teenage mother in Iowa was arrested after police say her two small children were spotted running naked near a busy road this week. According to WHO-TV, Adel police received a report around 9 p.m. Thursday of the two toddlers playing in their yard, close to a congested intersection along Highway 6. The children’s mother, …
child endangerment
October 28, 2017
14-year-old model collapses into a coma and dies after 3-month ‘slave labor’ assignment in China: Reports
A teenage Russian model reportedly died after a grueling fashion show in Shanghai, China. According to Fox News, Vlada Dzyuba, 14, had been in China for three months, during which time she was required to perform what has been described as “slave labor” in the country. Following what reports indicate was as long as a …
child endangerment
October 25, 2017
Police search for ‘dad’ who allegedly left his son in the woods for 24 hours and fled
Authorities are searching for a Mississippi man who allegedly left his 5-year-old son in the woods overnight. Wayne County Sheriff Jody Ashley told WDAM Monday that Richard Dearman, 32, is accused of leaving his young son in the woods for 24 hours last Wednesday. “He told him he thought the law was behind him,” Ashley said. “They …
child endangerment
October 22, 2017
Toddler clings to life after being shot in the head by his 6-year-old brother: Police
A 3-year-old is fighting for his life after allegedly being shot in the head by his 6-year-old brother in their Philadelphia home. WPVI reported that police arrested the kids’ father, Sirhaven Williams, 36, and charged him with endangering the welfare of a child and recklessly endangering another person following Saturday afternoon’s shooting. The father is facing …
child endangerment
October 16, 2017
Infant drowns in dirty mop bucket as meth-addled mom sleeps
A Tulsa, Oklahoma, woman whose 8-month-old son drowned in a dirty mop bucket will spend 15 years behind bars KOTV reported that Heather Freeman, 26, will also serve 10 years probation in connection with the death of Jaxon Annuschat. Annuschat was found face down in the mop bucket on March 6 and died the following day. Freeman allegedly told …
child endangerment
October 14, 2017
WATCH: Infants found in car with two overdosing, unconscious moms
Newly released video shows the moment when police and emergency crews found two Florida mothers passed out in a sports utility vehicle with their crying toddlers in the back, the Daily Mail reports. Authorities were called to a parking lot shortly after 5 p.m. Oct. 5 for a report of two people passed out in …