From the Ponca City Police Department
On July 14th, at 11:49 am. Alliance Medical staff reported that a 2-month-old had been brought in by ambulance with a suspicious head injury and was transported to OU Children’s Hospital where the child was immediately sent to surgery. Ponca City Detectives were dispatched to investigate.
Detectives determined that 26-year-old Holly Marie Sheppard was the only caregiver present when the child received the injuries. Sheppard was interviewed and initially denied any knowledge of how the injuries were sustained. She went on to state that she had dropped the child twice.
Detectives spoke with the doctors, who advised that the head injury was inconsistent with a fall. The child remains in very critical condition at OU Children’s Hospital.
Ponca City Detectives arrested Sheppard for child neglect, child abuse, and obstruction of justice. She is being held at the Kay County Jail on a $500,000 dollar bond.
