Name of Accused:
BAILEY, STEVEN
Date of Arrest:
07/02/2024
Charges For Arrest:
CRUELTY TO CHILDREN-DEPRIVATION OF NECESSARY SUSTENANCE 1ST DEGREE
CRUELTY TO CHILDREN-DEPRIVATION OF NECESSARY SUSTENANCE 1ST DEGREE
CRUELTY TO CHILDREN-DEPRIVATION OF NECESSARY SUSTENANCE 1ST DEGREE
CRUELTY TO CHILDREN-CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE/CAUSES EXCESSIVE PHYS/MENTAL PAIN-2ND DEGREE
CRUELTY TO CHILDREN-CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE/CAUSES EXCESSIVE PHYS/MENTAL PAIN-2ND DEGREE
CRUELTY TO CHILDREN-CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE/CAUSES EXCESSIVE PHYS/MENTAL PAIN-2ND DEGREE
Officer’s Narrative:
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On [07/02/2024
], at 1818 hours, I responded to [70 BLOCK] White Rose Lane in reference to [WITNESS ] originally wanting me to talk to her 10-year-old grandson regarding him riding his bike on Highway 113.
Upon my arrival at [70 BLOCK] White Rose Lane, I met with three juveniles who stated, “We’re alone; we gotta go next door to find my grandma’. I followed the three juveniles to [100 BLOCK] White Rose Lane in of [WITNESS ]. One of the juveniles opened the door and asked for [WITNESS ], who was located in the back bedroom of [100 BLOCK] White Rose not watching the juveniles.
Once I finally made with [WITNESS ], she stated she was tired of taking care of all these kids. Their parents, Jessica Bailey and Steve Bailey, refuse to take care of the kids and are only at when law enforcement shows up. [WITNESS ] also stated one of the juveniles was sexually assaulted by another juvenile in the City of Temple.
Upon asking [WITNESS ] for the juvenile’s information and parents, she also stated one of the juveniles would sleep on the kitchen floor because it was cold enough compared to the heat inside the trailer.
Due to no with either of the juvenile’s parents via telephone, the allegations of sexual assault, and neglect of the children’s wellness, I informed my supervisor, who notified the on- call investigator, and I notified DFCS for them to come to the residence.
While I was on the phone with DFCS, Jessica showed up at the residence in a white SUV vehicle that left the residence immediately. Jessica was instantly outraged. I was there with the three juveniles, and she started yelling at her children, “Do you want to go back to foster care?!” Jessica told the kids to pick up all the trash in the front yard.
I also observed Jessica storming inside her and to start cleaning her house by throwing all types of trash into their trash can, from moldy food to clothes.
Once I finished my phone call with DFCS, I asked Jessica for her permission to enter her residency so that I could speak to her, and she gave me verbal consent to enter.
Upon my initial entry, the overwhelming order of animal urine and poop made it hard to breathe through my nose. I noticed how hot it was inside the residence, as [WITNESS ] stated. Once the juveniles insisted on showing me his , none of the rooms had doors or curtains providing them privacy. I observed that the fridge in the kitchen had a heavy-duty lock preventing the children’s access to any type of food inside the kitchen, along with a lock on the freezer.
During my time inside this trailer, I would describe the heat inside the trailer as being inside a vehicle on a hot summer day with no air flow.
I noticed there were two doors shut and asked Jessica whose rooms they belonged to, and Jessica stated one was her’s and Steves’s, and the other was another daughter who she would not name in boot camp. Jessica gave me permission to enter her room while she cleaned.
Upon entering her room, I observed a window AC unit on and set to 54 degrees, and the room was WAY colder than the entire trailer. I also observed several food items inside her room, along with a fully stocked mini fridge. I asked Jessica about the locks and she stated she gets $1,350 a month of food stamps and the kids eat all the food so Steve put a lock on the fridge and freezer in hopes to make the food last longer but there was no food locatated in the kitchen cabinets besides sauces.
Once investigator Cardell and DFCS social worker [REDACTED] arrived on the scene, I turned the scene over to them. Once Inv. Cardell completed her investigation. I was informed she was getting two arrest warrants for both Jessica and Steve for Cruelty to Children 1st degree. Once the warrant was signed by a judge, I placed Jessica and Steve under arrest at 2259 hours.
Both Jessica and Steve’s handcuffs were placed behind their backs, checked for proper fitting, and double-locked before transporting them to the Carroll County Jail using the most direct route, where I transferred custody to the jail staff.
All supporting documents, and pictures attached in linked files.
[End of Narrative]