1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:04,440 Speaker 1: Crime Alert hourly update, breaking crime news Now. I'm Drew Nelson. 2 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:08,760 Speaker 1: A California woman faces charges for allegedly suffocating her preteen son, 3 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: whose body was found at an RV park in Sutter 4 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: County after being dead for days while worker went in 5 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:20,440 Speaker 1: a city of ten eleven ui style badly beaten out 6 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 1: breathing the nine to one to one dispatch audio courtesy 7 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: of KXTV. Sutter County deputies responded to that call about 8 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: a disturbance involving a woman under the influence of narcotics 9 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:33,920 Speaker 1: at Lovey's Landing and Meridian, about fifty five miles northwest 10 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: of Sacramento. When they arrived, they discovered the body of 11 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:39,560 Speaker 1: an eleven year old boy inside a trailer. At least 12 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 1: one dead dog was also found at the scene. Megan Dixon, 13 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 1: aged forty four, was arrested in charged with child endangerment 14 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: and homicide. Authorities belief she suffocated the boy with a pillow. 15 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 1: Investigators revealed that the child's body may have been in 16 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: the trailer for several days before being discovered. Neighbors at 17 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: the RV park said they had not seen the boy 18 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 1: recently and became concerned. One resident saying quote they hadn't 19 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: seen him in a few days. It's been kind of quiet, 20 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: so members of the park went and tried to check 21 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:09,679 Speaker 1: up on him. That boy was described by another neighbor 22 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: as quote a sweet little boy, absolutely loving. Sheriff Brandon 23 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:16,119 Speaker 1: Barnes confirmed that Dixon had lived at the RV park 24 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 1: for three years with her son and his stepfather, who 25 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: was out of town at the time. The child, who 26 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: has autism, was reportedly homeschooled. Barnes stated that there was 27 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 1: no evidence of drugs at the scene and the stepfather 28 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,759 Speaker 1: is not considered it a suspect. Dixon's bail was set 29 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 1: at one million dollars and an autopsy is being conducted 30 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 1: to determine the official cause of death. Investigators continued to 31 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: examine the case, working with the Sutter County District Attorney's 32 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:43,480 Speaker 1: Office and the Department of Justice. Authorities have assured the 33 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: public there is no ongoing threat to the community. More 34 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: crime and justice news after this, A Florida Hooters girl 35 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 1: accused of driving while heavily intoxicated, tries to flirt her 36 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 1: way out of a Dui ars in Sarasota, as captured 37 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 1: and recently released body camera footage back In November, Sarasota 38 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:11,119 Speaker 1: police pulled over twenty two year old Sophia Ross after 39 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:13,920 Speaker 1: witnesses reported her stopping at green lights and hitting the 40 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: curb multiple times. Officers found her slurring her words, moving slowly, 41 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:21,839 Speaker 1: and behaving strangely. She admitted of drinking at a bar 42 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 1: earlier that night. When asked to perform a sobriety test, 43 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 1: Ross tried to flirt with the officer, calling him daddy 44 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: and saying quote, I will do anything for you. She 45 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 1: added quote you're taking me home, right, you are taking 46 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 1: me home. Body camera footage shows Ross repeatedly trying to 47 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 1: charm the officer, at one point lifting her sweatshirt to 48 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 1: reveal her hooter's tank top. The officer stayed professional but 49 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: occasionally laughed at her comments. When warned that the footage 50 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: was being recorded, Ross replied, quote, you think I give 51 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 1: a folk? I was aster Cara. I was I was 52 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:59,240 Speaker 1: arster Cara. As her flirtation attempts failed, Ross began mocking 53 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: the officer, calling him a nerd and refusing to cooperate 54 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: with the sobriety test, and a breath test revealed a 55 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: blood alcohol content of point three one eight, just under 56 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: four times the legal limit of point zero eight. I 57 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: know it's so cold. It's so cold. Ross was charged 58 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: with DUI and later pleaded not guilty. She is dueing 59 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:26,799 Speaker 1: court on January ninth, that's tomorrow. Sarasota Police Department released 60 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 1: a statement emphasizing the risks of impaired driving. Public Information 61 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 1: Officer Cynthia McLaughlin says, quote, While the video circulating may 62 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: seem amusing to some, it's important to remember the serious 63 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: and dangerous consequences of impaired driving. This incident is a 64 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: stark reminder of the risks posed by impaired drivers, and 65 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: we are thankful that this situation didn't result in tragedy. 66 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 1: Two teenage boys vanished from a children's home in Kentucky 67 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: in twenty fourteen, leaving behind questions and little information about 68 00:03:55,960 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 1: the boy's whereabouts. On January fifteenth of twenty fourteen, fifteen 69 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: year old Clayton Lynn McCarter and thirteen year old Rodney 70 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 1: Michael Scott, who went by Mikey, disappeared from the Potter 71 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 1: Children's Home in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Authorities believe they left 72 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: together and may have planned to run away. Despite searches 73 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: and investigations, both remain missing. Clayton is described as being 74 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:20,119 Speaker 1: between five eleven and six y' one, weighing one hundred 75 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:22,599 Speaker 1: and sixty to one hundred and sixty five pounds. His 76 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:26,119 Speaker 1: brown hair shaved at the time and blue eyes left 77 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 1: ear piercing, though he was not wearing an ear ring 78 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 1: at the time he disappeared. Clayton has ADHD and oppositional 79 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 1: defiant disorder, functioning at the level of a five year old. 80 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:38,479 Speaker 1: At the time, he was wearing a T shirt over 81 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 1: a colored shirt, pajama pants, and socks, but no shoes. 82 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:44,919 Speaker 1: His family describes him as a talented artist who enjoyed 83 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 1: video games, basketball, and football. Rodney is described as five 84 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: to four one hundred ten to one hundred twenty five 85 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 1: pounds with dark brown hair and brown eyes. He has 86 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:56,479 Speaker 1: a small birthmark on his forehead and was last seen 87 00:04:56,520 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 1: wearing a black jacket, socks, and no shoes. Mikey had 88 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: previously run away, but was found safe shortly afterward. Authorities 89 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: have considered that the boys may have traveled to Knoxville, Kentucky, 90 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:10,720 Speaker 1: where Mikey has family. Clayton's mother, Rita McCarter, describes the 91 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:14,800 Speaker 1: years since his disappearance as heartbreaking, telling the Oxygen Network 92 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:17,840 Speaker 1: the not knowing is the hardest part. She remembers him 93 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 1: as a class clown with many friends in a bright personality. 94 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 1: The case remains opened and unsolved. Both boys may still 95 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 1: be in the local area or somewhere farther out. If 96 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:30,600 Speaker 1: you have any information, contact the Bowling Green Police Department 97 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 1: two seven zero three nine three four thousand and For 98 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 1: the latest crime and justice news, follow Crime Alert hourly 99 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:39,479 Speaker 1: update on your favorite podcast app. With his Crime Alert, 100 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 1: I'm Drew Nelson.