Mom Charged After Kids Found Living In Deplorable Conditions

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Jenna Nixon

LAWRENCEBURG, Tenn. – A mother was arrested after officers found her three small children living in deplorable conditions in Lawrenceburg.

Police charged 23-year-old Jenna L. Nixon with three counts of child abuse/neglect.

Lawrenceburg Police Officers and DCS were called to her home on July 18. They found filthy bedding and cockroaches, and said her three children, ages 4, 3, and 17-months, had multiple bug bites and rashes.

The kids were taken to Crockett ER for treatment, and placed into DCS custody.

Nixon was held at the Lawrence County Jail on $15,000 bond. A court hearing was scheduled for September 7.

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