HARRISON COUNTY PROSECUTOR, OTTO SCHALK, HAS FILED 2 COUNTS OF NEGLECT OF A DEPENDENT, BOTH CLASS D FELONIES AGAINST DEBORAH VANWORMER.
MS. VANWROMER IS ALLEGED TO HAVE LOCKED HER TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN HER HOME ALL DAY WHILE SHE TRAVELD TO INDIANAPOLIS.
A PROBABLE CAUSE AFFIDAVIT FOR AN ARREST WARRANT STATED THAT HARRISON COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED ONCE ONE OF THE YOUNG CHILDREN DIALED 911.
THE PROBABLE CAUSE AFFIDAVIT ALLEGED THAT THE CHILDREN WERE LOCKED INSIDE THE HOME AND HAD NO MEANS OF EXITING THE HOME.
UTILIZING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO MAKE ENTRY THROUGH A WINDOW TO GET THE CHILDREN OUT. INSIDE THE HOME WERE ELECTRIC HEATERS THAT PRESENTED A FIRE HAZARD ACCORDING TO THE AFFIDAVIT. CALLS AND TEXT MESSAGES SENT TO VANWROMER THROUGH A CELL PHONE LEFT WITH THE CHILDREN WENT UNANSWERED.
“ANY TIME THERE IS A CRIME INVOLVING CHILDREN, WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT AN UTMOST PRIORITY,” SAID OTTO SCHALK.
AS OF THE DATE OF THIS PRESS RELEASE 5-6-2013, DEBORAH VANWORMER HAS AN ACTIVE ARREST WARRANT WITH A $5,000 BOND.
MS. VAN WROMER IS PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE
