SEYMOUR – On March 16, 2021, Investigators with the Seymour Police Department received information from the Indiana Department of Child Services that a 14-year-old child was brought to the emergency room at Schneck Medical Center in Seymour, with an extremely low core body temperature, a very high blood sugar level, and was extremely underweight.
Police say the 14-year-old was basically lifeless upon arriving at the emergency room. The emergency room staff immediately began life-saving procedures. The child was later transferred to Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis and was admitted to the intensive care unit.
The child remained in the intensive care unit for several days. The child ultimately recovered from the medical issues and was later released.
After a 6-month investigation, arrest warrants on a Level 6 felony charge of neglect of a dependent were issued for 63-year-old Pamela Hatfield, 41-year-old Donna Burton, and 33-year-old Stevy Geise, all of Seymour.
Pamela Hatfield was arrested by the Seymour Police Department on September 14th. Donna Burton and Stevy Geise were arrested on September 15th.
All three were taken to the Jackson County Jail and remanded into the custody of the Jail Division.
Investigators believed that drugs contributed to the situation.
