Two Chiefland women were jailed on Jan. 19, after Chiefland Police Officer H. K. Hutson III charged them with four counts of child neglect.
The suspects are Heidi Ann Prophet, 35, and Donna Gail Deal, 64, both of 510 N.W. Fourth Ave.
Hutson and Florida Department of Children and Families Inv. James Ledford found deplorable conditions at the home, he said. These women were arrested on three counts of child neglect at the same house, under similar conditions on Aug. 23, 2002, according to records.
The State Attorney's Office did not prosecute in 2002, according to records.
State Attorney Bill Cervone said a pre-trial intervention action was allowed in those cases more than five years ago. The defendants completed parenting classes and other mandates, and the state did not prosecute.
"Sometimes, criminals re-offend," Cervone said as he conceded these are the same suspects allegedly performing the same crime against the same victims in the same place.
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