Officers are currently investigating several instances of child neglect and cruelty in Prince William County.
Woodbridge
One incident took place at a home on Springwoods Drive in Woodbridge on the morning of August 16.
According to Prince William police, the victims – a 38-year old Woodbridge woman and a seven month old child – were in the home when the woman and 30-year Fredericksburg man Marcus Mays got into a verbal argument.
During the incident, Mays pushed the woman, who was holding the child, and knocked them to the ground, before getting on top of the woman and covering her nose and mouth, according to Prince William police.
There were minor injuries, stated Prince William police.
Mays is currently wanted for strangulation, cruelty or injuries to children and domestic assault and battery.
Two more child neglect cases took place in Woodbridge this week.
According to Prince William police, officers responded to a call in the area of Dale Boulevard and Forestdale Avenue in Woodbridge for a child that was found.
A caller told Prince William police that they saw a small child, who officers identified as a three year old boy, trying to cross Dale Boulevard.
Prince William police stated that the child lived on Fillerate Street and when they arrived at the residence, they found the door open and 24-year old Woodbridge woman Kiara White asleep in a bedroom.
The child was not injured.
White has been charged with felony child neglect, stated Prince William police.
Prince William police was called to another home, on Royal Court in Woodbridge on August 16 after a 9-1-1 call.
When officers arrived at the home, they found the front door open, and a one year old girl alone, according to Prince William police.
The infant was not injured.
Shortly after officers arrived, 56-year old Woodbridge woman Felicita Ortiz Sorto returned to the home. Sorto is being charged with abandonment of an infant, according to Prince William police.
Nokesville
According to Prince William police, an officer stopped a vehicle near Nokesville Road and Fitzwater Road in Nokesville for a suspected DUI (driving under the influence) on August 16.
During the incident, 33-year old Manassas man Jose Calleja Soto was found to be intoxicated and was arrested, according to Prince William police.
Additionally, officers found that a 12-year old girl, who was related to Calleja Soto, was inside the vehicle, stated Prince William police.
Calleja Soto has been charged with felony child neglect, driving under the influence and driving on a revoked license, according to Prince William police.
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