Thursday 28 January 2016

Two jailed on child abuse charges after disturbance at Rock Hill home

ROCK HILL

Two people were charged with unlawful conduct toward a child after officers found drugs inside the home where a child had been staying, according to the Rock Hill Police Department.

Officers went to an apartment on Eagles Place at about 4 p.m. Thursday after a woman called 911 and hung up, according to a police report. Police say they found the door open, and it appeared a struggle had taken place.

Police found wood and paint on the floor and a broken door frame, the report states. Officers heard someone moving around in the bathroom, and Jeffrey Scibuola Jr., 24, opened the door and asked why police were in his house.

Officers saw several syringes in the bathroom trash can and a small plastic bag on the counter, police said. They detained Sciboula, after a brief struggle.

A witness told officers he saw a woman running up Ebinport Road carrying a small child and hiding behind an air conditioning unit.

Scibuola’s father then arrived at the home and said he picked up Brittany Scibuola, 23, and the child, both of whom were sitting in his vehicle, the report states. Brittany Scibuola denied officers consent to search the home but said if there were any drugs inside, they belonged to Jeffrey Scibuola. She declined to speak with officers and was placed in the back of a patrol car.

Police obtained a warrant and searched the home, the report states, and found a shoe box containing a large amount of plastic bags, synthetic marijuana and an unknown white powder. They also found several plastic bags containing white powder, scales, a smoking pipe, several marijuana cigarettes and a wad of cash.

Officers with the York County Multijurisdictional Drug Enforcement Unit responded and took over the drug investigation. Jeffrey Sciboula’s father took custody of the child, and York County Animal Control seized a cat that was in the home.

Brittany Scibuola was charged with unlawful conduct toward a child, according to jail records. She remained in the Rock Hill jail Friday morning under $15,000 bond.

Jeffrey Scibuola was charged with unlawful conduct toward a child and criminal domestic violence, according to jail records. He also was charged with damage to city property after police say he ripped a phone in the jail from a wall because it wasn’t working. He remained in jail Friday under $12,400 bond.


Resource: http://www.heraldonline.com/news/local/crime/article53700215.html

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