An Ernest woman that state police were looking for in connection with alleged child abuse is now in custody.
Troopers found 25-year-old Paige Madison Susan Walker Friday evening and she was arrested at that time. She was wanted on two counts each of felony aggravated assault of a child under six years of age and child endangerment along with two misdemeanor counts of simple assault and two summary counts of harassment. The charges were filed May 1st after the State Police Criminal Investigation Unit received reports of alleged child abuse on February 26th. Troopers uncovered several incidents of physical abuse against children between February 1st and 26th at an apartment on Main Street in Ernest Borough.
She is now in Indiana County Jail awaiting a preliminary hearing.
