FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Boomer couple is facing felony charges in Fayette County. Sheriff Mike Fridley provides the following information regarding this incident.
On March 6th, 2023, deputies were dispatched to a residence in Boomer after an individual found two young children alone in a home. The individual, a relative of the children, had heard the children had been left alone in the house the previous night and throughout the day. Deputies found the home to be in beyond deplorable conditions. When speaking to the oldest child, they stated the parents had left them to go out of state to purchase narcotics. The children were placed in a suitable home by CPS.
The parents were located by Beckley PD on Friday, March 24, 2023, and arrested. Curtis Nichols, 36, and Haley Nichols, 27, of Boomer, are both charged with two counts, each of the felony offense of Gross Child Neglect Creating the Risk of Serious Injury or Death. Both are in Southern Regional Jail awaiting court proceedings.
