McDowell County Couple Charged with Child Abuse
Detective Billie Brown charged 29-year-old Michael Allen Cunningham of Scotts Cove Road in Nebo with Felonious Child Abuse Inflicting Serious Bodily Injury and 37-year-old Shelby Nicole Weathers of the same address with Felonious Negligent Child Abuse Inflicting Serious Bodily Injury and Felonious Accessory After the Fact. Cunningham was given a $200,000 Secured Bond and Weathers was given a $75,000 Secured Bond.
In September, McDowell County Sheriff’s Detectives began investigating reports the couple had abused a child between 7 and 16 years of age. McDowell County DSS and South Mountains Children’s Advocacy Center assisted the Sheriff’s Office in the investigation.
Address/Location
McDowell County Sheriff's Office
593 Spaulding Rd
Marion, NC 28752
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-652-2235
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