TENNESSEE — A Johnson City couple was arrested after authorities discovered an infant living in unsafe and unsanitary conditions during a welfare check, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies responded to a home on Huffine Road just after noon Monday to assist the Department of Children’s Services in removing the child.
When officers arrived, the child’s mother, identified as 27-year-old Clair Elise McCain, refused to release the child to DCS workers. Deputies eventually secured the infant safely and transferred custody to the agency…