Duo charged with med care neglect

The parents of a 7-week-old infant have been charged with contributing to with alleged neglect of that child by not providing proper medical care. On Oct. 17, Lowndes County Sheriff's deputies arrested Air Force 2nd Lt. Carissa Lee Vaccaro and Jordan Cox, both 24 and living onboard Columbus AFB, Miss., according to a sheriff’s department media release. The infant was admitted to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle on Oct. 12 with a broken femur. On Oct. 13, the child was transported to University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, where the infant was diagnosed with "multiple injuries which were in different stages of healing," the release said. Authorities determined the injuries were caused by a third person and that neither Vaccaro or Cox provided proper medical care to the child. Investigators did not release information on the child, including the gender. A CAFB media release indicated that Vaccaro was currently waiting to start pilot training and assigned to the 14th Student Squadron. Cox is not officially affiliated with the base, according to the CAFB release. The duo has been released from the Lowndes County Adult Detention Center on $10,000 bond each. (Source: Columbus Dispatch 10/19/18)