Warsaw Couple Facing Neglect Charges After Man Kicks Child
April 20, 2020 at 9:56 p.m.
By Amanda [email protected]
Jason Collins, 31, of 714 N. Cook St., Warsaw, was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail at 6 p.m. Friday and faces charges for domestic battery to a person less than 14 years of age, a Level 6 felony; possession of methamphetamine, a Level 6 felony; neglect of a dependent, a Level 6 felony; possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor; and possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor.
Kristina Nicole Carroll, 27, of 714 N. Cook St., Warsaw, was booked in KCJ at 6 p.m. Friday and faces charges for neglect of a dependent, a Level 6 felony; possession of methamphetamine, a Level 6 felony; possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor; and possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor.
According to the probable cause affidavits filed Thursday in Kosciusko Superior Court III, on March 28 Warsaw police responded to the residence in reference to a child neglect case. A man told police that when he picked up the child from the child’s visit at Carroll’s home, he observed bruises to the left arm, left side of the chest, center of the chest and the lower right side of the child’s back. The man told police the child told him that he was kicked twice by Collins because the television was too loud while he was attempting to take a nap.
When police interviewed the child, according to court papers, the child said he was sitting on the bed in Collins’ and Carroll’s bedroom watching TV when Collins became angry because the TV was too loud and he was trying to sleep. The child told police that Collins kicked him twice in the chest, knocking him to the ground. The child said Carroll was not home when he was kicked, but returned after the incident occurred.
When police arrived at the residence, according to court papers, the odor of marijuana was detected and Collins told police he didn’t remember the incident but that he “must have knocked (the child) over while he was asleep.”
Both Collins and Carroll agreed for police to search the property and a vehicle. In the vehicle, police found a box that contained a white powdery substance that tested positive for methamphetamine. Inside the home, according to the affidavit, police found multiple cut straws, glass smoking devices and plastic smoking devices hidden in a closet that field tested positive for marijuana. Police also located a glass jar containing a green, plant-like material that tested positive for CBD. A baggie containing drugs was located in the common areas of the residence as well, according to court papers, along with a pipe that tested positive for methamphetamine was found in the garage.
Collins told police he was “done with the drug thing,” but admitted he and Carroll have used both drugs discovered in the residence before they switched to CBD.
Carroll told police she had only seen the child’s injuries after the incident occurred, but she did not think the child needed to be medically checked.
Collins’ bond was set at $10,250. Carroll’s bond was listed as $750, according to arresting papers.
Jason Collins, 31, of 714 N. Cook St., Warsaw, was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail at 6 p.m. Friday and faces charges for domestic battery to a person less than 14 years of age, a Level 6 felony; possession of methamphetamine, a Level 6 felony; neglect of a dependent, a Level 6 felony; possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor; and possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor.
Kristina Nicole Carroll, 27, of 714 N. Cook St., Warsaw, was booked in KCJ at 6 p.m. Friday and faces charges for neglect of a dependent, a Level 6 felony; possession of methamphetamine, a Level 6 felony; possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor; and possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor.
According to the probable cause affidavits filed Thursday in Kosciusko Superior Court III, on March 28 Warsaw police responded to the residence in reference to a child neglect case. A man told police that when he picked up the child from the child’s visit at Carroll’s home, he observed bruises to the left arm, left side of the chest, center of the chest and the lower right side of the child’s back. The man told police the child told him that he was kicked twice by Collins because the television was too loud while he was attempting to take a nap.
When police interviewed the child, according to court papers, the child said he was sitting on the bed in Collins’ and Carroll’s bedroom watching TV when Collins became angry because the TV was too loud and he was trying to sleep. The child told police that Collins kicked him twice in the chest, knocking him to the ground. The child said Carroll was not home when he was kicked, but returned after the incident occurred.
When police arrived at the residence, according to court papers, the odor of marijuana was detected and Collins told police he didn’t remember the incident but that he “must have knocked (the child) over while he was asleep.”
Both Collins and Carroll agreed for police to search the property and a vehicle. In the vehicle, police found a box that contained a white powdery substance that tested positive for methamphetamine. Inside the home, according to the affidavit, police found multiple cut straws, glass smoking devices and plastic smoking devices hidden in a closet that field tested positive for marijuana. Police also located a glass jar containing a green, plant-like material that tested positive for CBD. A baggie containing drugs was located in the common areas of the residence as well, according to court papers, along with a pipe that tested positive for methamphetamine was found in the garage.
Collins told police he was “done with the drug thing,” but admitted he and Carroll have used both drugs discovered in the residence before they switched to CBD.
Carroll told police she had only seen the child’s injuries after the incident occurred, but she did not think the child needed to be medically checked.
Collins’ bond was set at $10,250. Carroll’s bond was listed as $750, according to arresting papers.
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