Carson City pair jailed for child neglect, endangerment; children found wandering lived in filthy apartment
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 01/31/2022 - 11:55am
Two were booked for suspicion of felony child neglect, endangerment and drug offenses following an investigation that led deputies to a filthy apartment with narcotics in plain view and within reach of three small children who were found wandering outside early Sunday morning without proper clothes, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.
Emily Frances Creech, 23, and Kolby Collin Trammell, 32, were arrested at 6:41 a.m. at an East John Street apartment. Each were booked for suspicion of child neglect and endangerment, possession of controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
According to the booking report, Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies were called to the apartment after a reporting party advised three children under the age of 5 were running around outside the apartment at around 6 a.m. without proper clothing. Two of the children had jackets but were not wearing pants and a third child had a shirt with no pants.
Deputies arrived and were advised by the reporting party that they could see the three children without any adult supervision, that the temperature outside was approximately 21 degrees and that the children had little to no clothing on. The reporting party managed to get the children together and asked them where they lived. The RP walked the children to the open door. The RP knocked on the door and the male, opened it and took the children inside.
Deputies arrived on scene and did a door knock on the apartment unit. It was answered by Emily Creech, who exited the apartment and closed the door behind her. The officer could smell a strong odor of human feces and rotting food coming from the apartment. She had a black eye and appeared to be nervous and showed signs of narcotics use.
The officer explained why he was there and asked to see the children. The woman advised the children were fine. The officer asked the woman if he could come inside to check. The woman said no. Based on the information, and the strong odor coming from the residence, and the woman having a black eye and appearing under the influence, the officer explained that they would secure a search warrant. The woman said they did not need one and opened the door, allowing the deputy inside, the report states.
The officer observed a large amount of trash with rotting food in the living room, the kitchen full of dirty rotting food and dishes that hadn't been done in weeks, dirty diapers and trash. There was also cat urine and feces and human feces in the carpet, the report states.
The deputy walked back into the back room to check on the safety of the children and found the male, Trammell, changing a dirty diaper and did not acknowledge the officer was there. He also appeared to be under the influence and had open sores on his face, the report states.
The officer observed several glass methamphetamine pipes and bags with meth inside. Also located was burnt tin foil, used for heroin use, along with several straws used to inhale heroin and other narcotics, the report states.
Deputies observed that all of the narcotics and narcotic paraphernalia was located within plain view and within reach of all three children. The couple was arrested as more officers were at the scene.
Child Protective Services was contacted. Two children were 4 years in age and the other 2 years. The incident was investigated as a drug endangerment child case where multiple photos of the living conditions and drugs and locations of the drugs and paraphernalia. The children were also to undergo drug evaluation and medical evaluations.
Bail: $40,000 each.
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