A Salisbury woman was charged with misdemeanor child abuse Sunday for driving with her child in the opened trunk of a Ford Taurus.
Mary Miller Khouza, 41, of 105 Yale Road, was placed under $700 secured bond pending a Sept. 2 hearing in Rowan County District Court, according to the arrest report. The child was under the age of 16, the report said.
Officer B.C. Benfield of the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office made the arrest.
Also on Sunday, Halen James Montgomery of Charlotte was charged with resisting, delaying and obstructing a public officer after running during a vehicle stop, according to the arrest report.Officer J.A. Vail of the Salisbury Police Department stopped the 20-year-old Montgomery for careless and reckless driving and had to chase him for a block before making the arrest, the report said.
Montgomery was placed under $700 secured bond pending an Aug. 24 hearing in Rowan County District Court.