Columbia woman accused of striking youth with phone charger, depriving them of food

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A 33-year-old Columbia woman was charged with two felonies after she was accused of repeatedly using a phone charger to hurt a youth.

Breashia Grant was charged on Monday in Boone County with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and third-degree domestic assault. She is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was held on Monday.

The probable cause statement says deputies were called to North Rocky Fork Drive after multiple neighbors called to say a youth appeared to be hiding when cars passed by.

The child was found by deputies and allegedly said they ran away because they were being abused at home, the statement says. The child told law enforcement Grant had hit them with a phone charger, the statement says.

The youth had injuries that appeared to be “fresh and scarred” that were “accumulated over time and not just one incident,” the statement says.

The child told deputies that Grant had assaulted them days before by hitting them with the cord, pushing them to the ground and kicking and punching them, the statement says. The victim was brought to University Hospital and had pain in their rib cage and head, the statement says.

The victim also claimed Grant withheld food for punishment and that they went as long as five days without food at one point, court documents say.