OTTUMWA COUPLE ACCUSED OF CHILD ENDANGERMENT

Ottumwa couple accused of child endangerment

A couple from Ottumwa is accused of leaving their three year old daughter unattended. Monday morning (9/16), Ottumwa Police got a call about a small child left alone in the 300 block of North Court Street. After being unable to find the girl’s parents, Police put her picture on social media. That led to relatives of the girl contacting Police. Officers determined the girl lives with her mother, 19-year-old Faith Knedler, an 18 month old half-brother and the half-brother’s father, 22-year-old Colby Rysdam. Knedler and Rysdam have both been charged with one count of child endangerment.

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