Woman Charged with Child Abuse in Marianna

Matt Boster

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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Sep 08 2014 2:32 PM

On September 7th, 2014 at approximately 5:43 p.m., officers with the Marianna Police Department responded to a physical disturbance on Clinton St. in front of the Marianna Fire Department. Upon arrival and after interviewing the occupants of the vehicle it was determined that Wendy Burkett and her teenage daughter had begun arguing while they were travelling down the road. Burkett then pulled the vehicle to the side of the road and struck her teenage child in the face. After striking the child in the face Burkett sat on top of the child and a third party drove the vehicle to the Marianna Fire Department where they called 911. The child did have visible marks on her face and after Officer’s conducted their investigation it was determined that Burkett did strike the child in the face multiple times. Burkett was placed under arrest for Child Abuse and was transported to the Jackson County Correctional Facility where she will await first appearance.

Arrestee: Wendy Judith Burkett             W/F      38YOA

                1138 County Road 381

                Wewahitchka, FL. 32465

 

Charges: Child Abuse

 

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