A Stephens County woman was arrested last week after she’d previously reported a child missing, according to the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies responded to the 911 call reporting a missing juvenile on Thursday, Jan. 16. The child was located at 11:45 a.m. the following day.
Authorities investigated the incident, reviewed statements and physical evidence before investigators obtained a search warrant for the home of Ruth Victoria Everett, 41, of Toccoa.
Police say additional evidence was located inside the home that “corroborated statements obtained during the investigation,” allegedly supporting a case for child cruelty.
Everett was arrested without incident, transported to the Stephens County Jail and charged with cruelty to children in the first degree, cruelty to children in the second degree and aggravated assault (FVA).
Everett remains in the Stephens County Jail on a $50,000 bond.
