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Elkhart woman charged for keeping children in home with bugs, drugs, needles

Stacy Moser// Elkhart County Jail

An Elkhart woman is facing charges after being accused of keeping two children in a home with bugs, drugs and needles.

Stacy Moser, 34, is being charged with two counts of neglect of a dependent resulting in injury, a Level 5 felony. According to The Elkhart Truth, she is also being charged with three Level 6 felonies: Unlawful possession of a legend drug, unlawful possession of a syringe and possession of methamphetamine.

Court documents say that Elkhart Police received a search warrant for a Monroe Street residence on June 6 and could immediately smell “filth, rotten food and marijuana” inside the home, according to police

Officers found cockroaches crawling on the walls, flies in the air, and dirty diapers and food on the ground.

Police called Child Protection Services, who removed an 8-year-old and a 2-year-old, both of which were covered in bug bites.

Upon searching the residence, several hypodermic needles were found within reach of the children, as well as drugs including methamphetamine, THC candy, marijuana and smoking devices.

Moser was booked at the Elkhart County Correctional Facility on a $50,000 bond.

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4 comments

MyDude June 24, 2022 at 12:24 am

This is bs ya what was ging on was wrong but when you have no help from fam n friends to were you always having to be home with kids she did what she knew frig always full bills paid kids had everything they needed and wanted ya she could have seeked help but shes an independint woman. you blew this out porportion ya there were roaches but all apts in that area have them its a know fact middlebury st apts is in fested. the apt didnt smell like rotten food her apt was always cleaned kids constantly had clean new clothes and everthing they needed and some. those kids were far from neglected and her addiction was set to her bed room where the kids didnt go. when she wasnt in her room the door was always locked hints the dead bolt on her bedroom door kids couldnt get to anything i know i had seen most of it first hand along with others.

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Stacey moser June 8, 2023 at 10:16 am

Thanks for standing up for me I appreciate it I had a addiction and now fighting for my kids i see them every week and reunite in September

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