1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 1: Crime Alart hourly update breaking crime news Now. 2 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 2: I'm Nicole Pardon. 3 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:08,320 Speaker 3: A mother in Nebraska has been charged with multiple felonies 4 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:12,640 Speaker 3: for allegedly involving her daughter in drug trafficking. This according 5 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 3: to law enforcement officials, on Thursday, thirty, six year old 6 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:19,799 Speaker 3: Chantelle Perkins was taken into custody by deputies from the 7 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:23,840 Speaker 3: York County Sheriff's Office. The investigation was launched after a 8 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 3: teenage girl confided in her therapist earlier this month that 9 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 3: her mother had cohersed her into delivering drugs for years. 10 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 3: This revelation prompted the therapist to notify authorities. Perkins resided 11 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 3: with the teenage girl and two other children in a 12 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 3: house located in Benedict. Subsequently, all three children have been 13 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 3: removed from her care. Interviews with the children revealed that 14 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 3: Perkins frequently consumed various prescription peals, including hydrocodone, oxycotton morphine, 15 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 3: and xenex. The arrest Affidavid indicates that the children often 16 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 3: returned home to find her unconscious, though she would later 17 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:05,400 Speaker 3: attribute her state to a seizure. One child reportedly expressed 18 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 3: fears to the police, pleading with Perkins to refrain from 19 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 3: taking the appeals while they were home alone, worried that 20 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:16,959 Speaker 3: she would die. Records indicate that law enforcement had responded 21 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 3: to calls at perkins residence multiple times since twenty twenty two. 22 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:24,199 Speaker 3: The teenage girl recounted that disputes with her mother often 23 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 3: escalated to physical violence, with Perkins using items like a 24 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:30,959 Speaker 3: belt or a coat hanger against her and at times 25 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 3: pushed her against the wall. Deputies suspect that the other 26 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:37,960 Speaker 3: two children may have endured similar mistreatment, noting that Perkins 27 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 3: would frequently accuse them of stealing her medications. Over the years, 28 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 3: Perkins allegedly used her teenage daughter to deliver substances like 29 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 3: xenex and morphine to various individuals who were buying from her. 30 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 3: According to the affidavit, these drug deliveries began in twenty 31 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 3: eighteen while the family lived in South Dakota. Court documents 32 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 3: reveal that the girl made deliveries on at least fifty 33 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 3: occasions across two communities in South Dakota, as well as 34 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:08,640 Speaker 3: in the Nebraska towns of Benedict, York, and Seaward. Authorities 35 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 3: believe Perkins manipulated her daughter by offering her gifts as 36 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 3: incentives for making the drug deliveries and at the time 37 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 3: threatened to impose punishment if the girl refused. Perkins faces 38 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 3: charges including possession of a controlled substance, exploitation of a 39 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 3: minor for drug distribution, and child abuse. Jail records indicate 40 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 3: that her bond is set at ten percent of fifty 41 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:35,519 Speaker 3: thousand dollars, with her initial court appearance scheduled for next Wednesday. 42 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 3: Primeate Justice News after this. 43 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: How could a beautiful young first grade teacher be stabbed 44 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 1: twenty times, including in the back, allegedly die of suicide? Yes, 45 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:59,239 Speaker 1: that was the medical examiner's official ruling after a closed 46 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: door meeting first named it a homicide. Why what happened 47 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 1: to Ellen Greenberg? A huge American miscarriage of justice. For 48 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:15,919 Speaker 1: an in depth look at the facts, see what Happened 49 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 1: to Ellen on Amazon. All proceeds to the National Center 50 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: for Missing and Exploited Children. 51 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 3: A Florida woman has been taken into custody after allegedly 52 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 3: stabbing her twelve year old girl in the face and 53 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:34,639 Speaker 3: attempting to conceal her body. This is reported by the 54 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 3: Charlotte County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded to an emergency call 55 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 3: at the Cecil Webb Wildlife Management Area, where witnesses noted 56 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 3: that the young victim had suffered serious injuries to her 57 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 3: face and neck. Investigators indicated that she urgently required medical attention. 58 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 3: The girl was unable to inform the authorities that her assailant, 59 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 3: identified as thirty five year old Gwendolene Garrard, had attacked 60 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 3: her with a knife. Fleeing the scene in a gold van, 61 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 3: she was unable to tell them it was her mother. 62 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 3: Law enforcement later located both Garrard and the vehicle in 63 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 3: North Fort Myers. Garard has been charged with aggravated battery 64 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:17,279 Speaker 3: and aggravated child abuse. Detectives revealed that she admitted to 65 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 3: the crime, providing specific details about the knife used during 66 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 3: the incident. And now to a bit of good news. 67 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:27,359 Speaker 3: Police in Florida released a video of an officer rescuing 68 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 3: a missing girl with autism. The eight year old girl 69 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:34,599 Speaker 3: became lost while visiting Clearwater, Florida with her family earlier 70 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 3: this month, when they were on vacation. The girl was 71 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 3: found in a construction area behind a hotel, standing on 72 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 3: a large rock at the water's edge. Body camera video 73 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 3: shows an officer gently pulling her to safety. 74 00:04:49,560 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 2: Be careful, Be careful, be careful. Archer staff, Hey, hey, 75 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:12,479 Speaker 2: say here, you all call me? Grandma is worried about you. 76 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 3: Clear Water Police issued a statement on social media saying 77 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:19,720 Speaker 3: we are grateful for the officer's quick response. Police say 78 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 3: that had she fallen into the water, it was likely 79 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:25,479 Speaker 3: the girl would have drowned in the dangerous current. For 80 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 3: the latest crime injustice news, follow Crime Alert hourly update 81 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:32,480 Speaker 3: on your favorite podcasting app with this crime Alert. I'm 82 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 3: Nicol Clark.