Princeton woman arrested in child abuse investigation

A Princeton woman was arrested last Tuesday in connection with an investigation into child abuse.

The Lyon County Sheriff's Office said the father and two of the three minor children came to their office around 5:30 pm to file a complaint involving the mother and an acquiantance of the woman.  

A two-year-old child and a seven-year-old child had obvious injuries and were directed to Caldwell Medical Center for evaluation and treatment.

The father petitioned for a protective order which was granted.  Around 8:30 that evening, members of the Lyon County Sheriff's Office went to the home on KY 903 near the Caldwell County line to serve papers to the mother and remove a third child from the home.

After knocking and announcing several times, the occupants of the home declined to come to the door.

Entry to the home was made and the mother failed to follow instructions of law enforcement but was eventually detained. The third child was removed and turned over to DCBS, who later placed the child into protective custody of a relative in another county.

The woman, 27-year-old Angela G. Perez of Princeton, assisted her male acquaintance in fleeing the home to evade law enforcement.

Perez was charged with Hindering Prosecution or Apprehension.   Perez was lodged in the Crittenden County Detention Center.

The child abuse complaint remains under investigation