MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — A Kentucky woman was arrested on June 3 after a filed complaint warrant reported that she committed several acts of child abuse including allegedly forcing her kid to stay in a dog cage.
The warrant filed in the Madison County District Court read that 31-year-old Sheila T. Mann was arrested and charged on several counts of child abuse.
The warrant noted that officials interviewed her 10-year-old child who told police that Mann committed several acts of child abuse including strangulation, violent threats, tying their hands together, and allegedly forcing them to stay in a dog cage for two to three days.
The warrant noted that the alleged acts took place at a home between Jan. 1, 2024 and March 7, 2024.
The citation listed that Mann was charged with the following:
- First degree strangulation
- First degree criminal abuse - child 12 or under
- First degree unlawful imprisonment
- First degree wanton endangerment
- Third degree terroristic threatening
