Crime
Woman Faces Child Neglect Charge After Child Tests Positive for Drugs
A local woman was arrested Monday and faces a charge of child neglect.
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A local woman was arrested Monday and faces a charge of child neglect.
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According to the Oxford Police Department, on March 7, OPD was notified by Child Protective Services about an investigation into Lashetta Nicole Hickinbottom, 35, of Oxford.
According to OPD, a child that was in Hickinbottom’s care tested positive for amphetamines.
As a result of the investigation, a warrant was issued for Hickinbottom’s arrest.
She was arrested on Monday without incident and taken to the Lafayette County Detention Center where she was charged with child neglect and given a $20,000 bond by a Lafayette County Justice Court judge.
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