RFP Staff
♦ This past Thursday Tasha Miller Russ, 40, and her daughter Cassidy Leigh Russ, 18, were arrested in the 5oo block of Tony’s Lane in Rowan County and both charged for allegedly permitting a 5 year-old boy to dwell in unfit conditions. The trash strewn interior smelled of rotting food and human fecal matter. Cockroaches darted along the walls and swarmed out of trash bags. Tragically the 5 year-old boy walked unclothed. The refrigerator and cabinets contained no edible food. The house had no running water. The sink was piled with garbage.
A Rowan Country Sheriff’s Office Deputy accompanied a social worker from the Rowan County Department of Social Services for a home safety survey met with some initial resistance to their visit from the daughter Cassidy Leigh Russ. The deputy and the social worker finally gained entry and moved through their inspection, they were troubled by the foul conditions in which the 5 year-old was living.
DSS removed the youngster from the premises and is currently working on placing the child with a foster family.
Both Tasha Miller Russ and her daughter Cassidy Leigh Russ were charged child abuse a general misdemeanor. Cassidy was additionally charged with resist/delay/obstruct a public officer.
Under a secured $500 bond each, the two women were briefly held in the Rowan County Detention Center and released.
Tasha Miller Russ:
Cassidy Leigh Russ:
