FAIRMONT, W.Va. – A Fairmont woman faces two counts of child neglect with risk of injury after allegedly “ripping a chunk of hair” from the scalp of a juvenile.
As police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance Wednesday, they learned Tabatha Gibson, 39, of Fairmont, was involved in a verbal altercation with a juvenile in the home and ripped hair from the scalp.
When the police arrived, Gibson told them she had just consumed “four bootleggers.” A field breathalyzer determined Gibson had a blood alcohol content (BAC) of.227.
The police said another child was in the home and Gibson was the only adult present.
Gibson is being held in the North Central Regional Jail in lieu of a $10,012 bond.