A 33-year-old Seymour woman is behind bars in Jackson County after turning herself in on a felony charge connected to an alleged battery against a child. Carrie McCoy surrendered at the Jackson County Jail on Monday following a two-month investigation by the Indiana State Police.
Two-Month Investigation Leads to Arrest Warrant
According to wdrbwave.com, the case stems from an alleged battery that occurred at a residence in Jackson County, with the Department of Child Services and the Indiana State Police both contacted to investigate the allegations. ISP detectives, working alongside the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office, ultimately issued an arrest warrant for McCoy, and the Indiana State Police credited the Indiana Department of Child Services for assisting in the probe, per the seed reporting from WHAS11.
McCoy is facing one count of domestic battery on a person less than 14 years of age, a Level 6 felony, the station's report states. She turned herself in at the Jackson County Jail, where she was being held, and remained incarcerated pending her initial court appearance, according to the WHAS11 report authored by Gehrig Mickels.
Conflicting Details on the Reporting Child's Age
Accounts of the case differ on a key detail. The same WDRB-affiliated report says a child under the age of 14 reported an alleged battery had occurred at a residence in Jackson County. A separate account from 812noww.com instead describes the investigation as beginning after a 14-year-old reported an alleged battery that had occurred in August. The discrepancy between the two accounts has not been resolved in available reporting.
A local court record corroborates the arrest itself. tribtown.com lists a Nov. 9 entry for Carrie E. McCoy, 33, of Seymour, citing domestic battery on a person less than 14 years old, with no bond listed as of a 5:46 p.m. booking that Monday.
