Two children drown in vehicle, mother charged
Update: Jenea Payne has now been charged with two counts of manslaughter-culpable negligence and one count of child neglect. She received an initial appearance today...
Tag : child neglect
Featured Couple faces child sex and neglect charges
Yesterday Sherry Westmoreland of Harmontown was arrested by the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department on six counts of contributing to the delinquency or neglect of a...
Featured Louisiana residents face charges in Biloxi
Yesterday morning Biloxi Police Officers responded to a report of a male and female sleeping in a vehicle in a parking lot where a young...
Featured MS Dept. of Child Protection Services launches app to report child abuse/neglect
by Alex Paton
Reporting suspected child abuse/neglect concerns is now faster and easier thanks to a new mobile reporting app offered by the Mississippi Department of Child Protection...
Meth in a Child’s System: Family Indicted in Petal
by kim
PETAL, Miss.–Methamphetamine was found in a 13-month-old’s system when the child was taken to the hospital last year. Tuesday, three family members were indicted by...
Mississippi Children Found Home Alone, Mother Locked Up
by kim
JONES COUNTY, Miss. – A Jones County mother of five is facing child neglect charges after deputies said she left her children at home alone....
Really Taking Chances: Father Arrested After One-Year-Old Left in Car in Casino Parking Lot
by kim
TUNICA, Miss.–This is the picture. A running car, in a parking lot. One person inside, a one-year-old, and he’s playing in the front seat where...