Mother and father (Meitta Elliott and Roger Frady) charged with child abuse; children allegedly tested positive for drugs
Detective Paul Alkire of the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged 23-year-old Roger Tully Frady and 23-year-old Meitta Yvone Elliott, both of Cherokee Way in Marion, each with two felony counts of child abuse.
Alkire said, pursuant to a recent murder investigation, it was discovered that the couple’s two children -- a 1-year-old girl and a 2-year-old boy – had very high levels of methamphetamine in their systems.
On Aug. 2, Frady was jailed on a murder charge after allegedly shooting to death 41-year-old Ronnie Eugene Lewis, of Cherokee Way.
Address/Location
McDowell County Sheriff's Office
593 Spaulding Rd
Marion, NC 28752
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-652-2235
Richelle Bailey
McDowell County Sheriff's Office
[email protected]
828-652-2235
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