MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) — A Nebo man is behind bars after a child and two adults with special needs were found in unsafe living conditions.
The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office said 58-year-old Derrick Suppes has been charged with:
- Felony abuse of a disabled person with injury
- Two counts of misdemeanor attack by a dangerous dog
- Misdemeanor child abuse
In the early morning hours of March 11, deputies responded to reports of a woman in cardiac arrest. When they arrived, they found her dead in the home, deputies said.
According to the sheriff’s office, deputies, detectives and McDowell County Animal Control secured the scene and removed several dangerous dogs from the home…