Child Abuse Arrest

DATE & TIME: 12/31/11 @ 1402 hours
C C. CARD NUMBER: 11-54-009054
LOCATION 23395 Old Ocean City Road, Pittsville Wicomico County, Maryland

BRIEF RESUME:

On 12/31/2011 at approximately 1402 hours, the Salisbury Barrack received a 911 emergency call from a citizen stating that she was driving down Old Ocean City Road in Pittsville and came upon a small 2 year old child walking down the middle of the road. The citizen took custody of the child and Troopers responded to the scene. Upon arrival it was learned that the child was being watched by a relative, later identified as the suspect Corey Mathew Seaton, while the child’s guardian went to the store. Troopers learned that the suspect had left the child unattended while he went to the bathroom and the child had walked out an unsecured door. The suspect had not noticed that the child had left the house until the complainant made contact with him some time later. The child’s guardian returned to the scene and took custody of the 2 year old. The suspect was placed under arrest and transported to the Wicomico County Central Booking Unit for a hearing before a District Court Commissioner. The District Court Commissioner released the suspect on his own recognizance without bond.

Arrested:
1. Corey Mathew Seaton, w/m age 21 of Pittsville, Maryland.