Tag: aggravated child abuse/neglect

Woman leaves three-year-old home alone for hours while she visits late-night friend

Arianna Rupe

23-year-old Katelynn Barrett-Meredith was charged with child neglect after a courtesy officer found her 3-year-old screaming alone in her apartment and she told authorities she had left him there alone for about three hours.

Mother charged with biting child during an argument over going to bed

Jason Steen

25-year-old Mystery Somnus is charged with aggravated felony child abuse and neglect after she left teeth marks and a bruise on her young daughter’s arm during an argument over going to bed. She initially claimed a dog bit her daughter, before admitting she did it.