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Clendenin mother is facing a child neglect charge after police found syringes
and needles scattered throughout her home on Maywood Avenue
Police
charged Melissa Putillion, 22, with child neglect creating risk of injury.
On
November 8, police said they found Chad Elmore dead, lying on a bed. several
syringes and needles were found near his body. Upon further investigating,
police found more syringes and needles on a baby bed and underneath.
Putillion
admitted to police she and Elmore injected heroin, took Roxycodone pills,
and smoked marijuana earlier in the day. She also admitted to buying heroin
twice a week from a woman in Pinch for the past year.
Child
Protective Services were called in and Putillion’s son was put in protective
custody. The child is almost two-years-old.
Police
are currently trying to locate the Pinch woman who sold the drugs to Putillion
and Elmore.
Putillion
is out of jail on bond.
