Webster County Woman Imprisoned On Abuse Charge

WEBSTER COUNTY (WCBI) – A Eupora woman is now in a state prison following her guilty plea to child abuse charges.

42 year old Wendy Fountain was transferred to the Central Mississippi Correctional facility last week to serve her prison term.

Fountain was sentenced to 8 years for almost starving her son to death. Deputies rescued the child from an Eupora apartment in January 2016. 30 year old Heather Fountain was also charged in the case. She pleaded guilty to felony child neglect and received a 5 year suspended sentence. A third person in the case had his charges reduced to a misdemeanor.

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