Etna Green Woman Arrested In Child Neglect Case
May 19, 2018 at 3:47 a.m.
Etna Green Woman Arrested In Child Neglect Case
By David [email protected]
Jammy Ann Stacy, 41, of 9462 N. Ind. 19, #30, Etna Green, was arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 9:47 a.m. Thursday for neglect of a dependent with serious bodily injury, a level 3 felony. A warrant for her arrest had been issued March 29, with her bond set at $200,000 surety and $250 cash bond.
Previously arrested in the case were Fayette Robinette, 58, of 9462 N. Ind. 19, #24, Etna Green, for neglect of a dependent with bodily injury, a level 3 felony, with a bond set at $41,000; Rune Star Springer, 24, of 1359 W. CR 800S, #103, Claypool, for neglect of a dependent with serious bodily injury, a level 3 felony; and Travis Wayne Tillotson, 38, of 1200 N. Main St., Apt. 103, Nappanee, for neglect of a dependent, a level 6 felony. Springer’s and Tillotson’s bonds were set at $20,250.
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At 9:16 p.m. March 2, Nappanee Police responded to a child in need of service at 1200 N. Main St., Apt. 103, Nappanee. Officers arrived to find a child who was in need of medical attention, according to court documents. Officers identified the mother as Springer.
Springer told officers she did not cause the injuries to the child and that the child had been in the care of another woman, Stacy, for about a year. Stacy dropped the boy off at Springer’s house on March 1 with visible injuries.
Springer said she did not call the police immediately because Stacy said they would both be arrested for child abuse. The boy was taken to Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne for treatment.
Officers spoke with Tillotson, who said it was the first time he had seen the child in over a year. He said he was shocked to see the injuries to the child, but didn’t take him to a doctor for medical treatment because Stacy had told them they would all be arrested. Tillotson said he wanted to take the boy in for medical treatment but Springer convinced him not to. He told Springer that if Stacy did not come and pick him up she should call police.
Parkview medical staff said the child had visible injuries in many stages of healing. The child also was malnourished.
Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department deputy Kevin Gelbaugh spoke with a doctor who said the child’s injuries were life-threatening and were not accidental by nature. The doctor said injuries to the child appeared to range from several months old to a few days old. The doctor said if the child had not received treatment, he would have died within 48 hours. Furthermore, the injuries appeared to be the result of prolonged child abuse.
Gelbaugh learned during the investigation that the child had been brought back to his biological mother – Springer – and stepfather – Tillotson – at Tillotson’s Nappanee home on March 1 by Stacy.
Officers conducted interviews with the child, Springer, Stacy and the woman’s mother, Annette Priestly, and determined that Springer had taken the child to Stacy in October to live with her. The child lived with Stacy while Springer would come to Stacy’s residence for an occasional visit, with the last being in December.
Gelbaugh spoke with Stacy who said she was the sole caregiver for the child from October to March 1. She said the child would stay the night on occasion with her aunt, Robinette, and also said she had visited Priestly regularly in that time. She said she knew she should have taken the child for medical attention and would have if the child had been her own.
In photographs on Stacy’s phone, which were dated, they show injuries to the child were sustained in the time period that Stacy said she was the sole caregiver. The time stamps also show that Priestly and Robinette would have had contact with the child in the time his injuries were visible and in his state of malnourishment.
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Jammy Ann Stacy, 41, of 9462 N. Ind. 19, #30, Etna Green, was arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 9:47 a.m. Thursday for neglect of a dependent with serious bodily injury, a level 3 felony. A warrant for her arrest had been issued March 29, with her bond set at $200,000 surety and $250 cash bond.
Previously arrested in the case were Fayette Robinette, 58, of 9462 N. Ind. 19, #24, Etna Green, for neglect of a dependent with bodily injury, a level 3 felony, with a bond set at $41,000; Rune Star Springer, 24, of 1359 W. CR 800S, #103, Claypool, for neglect of a dependent with serious bodily injury, a level 3 felony; and Travis Wayne Tillotson, 38, of 1200 N. Main St., Apt. 103, Nappanee, for neglect of a dependent, a level 6 felony. Springer’s and Tillotson’s bonds were set at $20,250.
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At 9:16 p.m. March 2, Nappanee Police responded to a child in need of service at 1200 N. Main St., Apt. 103, Nappanee. Officers arrived to find a child who was in need of medical attention, according to court documents. Officers identified the mother as Springer.
Springer told officers she did not cause the injuries to the child and that the child had been in the care of another woman, Stacy, for about a year. Stacy dropped the boy off at Springer’s house on March 1 with visible injuries.
Springer said she did not call the police immediately because Stacy said they would both be arrested for child abuse. The boy was taken to Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne for treatment.
Officers spoke with Tillotson, who said it was the first time he had seen the child in over a year. He said he was shocked to see the injuries to the child, but didn’t take him to a doctor for medical treatment because Stacy had told them they would all be arrested. Tillotson said he wanted to take the boy in for medical treatment but Springer convinced him not to. He told Springer that if Stacy did not come and pick him up she should call police.
Parkview medical staff said the child had visible injuries in many stages of healing. The child also was malnourished.
Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department deputy Kevin Gelbaugh spoke with a doctor who said the child’s injuries were life-threatening and were not accidental by nature. The doctor said injuries to the child appeared to range from several months old to a few days old. The doctor said if the child had not received treatment, he would have died within 48 hours. Furthermore, the injuries appeared to be the result of prolonged child abuse.
Gelbaugh learned during the investigation that the child had been brought back to his biological mother – Springer – and stepfather – Tillotson – at Tillotson’s Nappanee home on March 1 by Stacy.
Officers conducted interviews with the child, Springer, Stacy and the woman’s mother, Annette Priestly, and determined that Springer had taken the child to Stacy in October to live with her. The child lived with Stacy while Springer would come to Stacy’s residence for an occasional visit, with the last being in December.
Gelbaugh spoke with Stacy who said she was the sole caregiver for the child from October to March 1. She said the child would stay the night on occasion with her aunt, Robinette, and also said she had visited Priestly regularly in that time. She said she knew she should have taken the child for medical attention and would have if the child had been her own.
In photographs on Stacy’s phone, which were dated, they show injuries to the child were sustained in the time period that Stacy said she was the sole caregiver. The time stamps also show that Priestly and Robinette would have had contact with the child in the time his injuries were visible and in his state of malnourishment.
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