Two Arrested After 1-Year-Old Dies in Scottsville, Ky., Police Say

Overview

• Scottsville Police and the Allen County Sheriff’s Office said they responded to a Cottage Drive home after reports of an unresponsive child and the 1-year-old was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
• Police arrested 22-year-old Alexandrae Price and 22-year-old Deavan Williams and charged both with first-degree criminal abuse of a child under 12.
• Authorities told reporters they found evidence they describe as extreme neglect and dangerous, health-hazardous living conditions at the residence.
• Both suspects are booked in the Allen County Detention Center and investigators said the joint probe remains active with additional criminal charges expected.
• The case raises local child-welfare and public-safety concerns as police continue the investigation and say they will release further information when appropriate.