SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio — Authorities in Scioto County, Ohio have arrested two individuals on charges related to the alleged abuse of their five-week-old twins. According to Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman, the case was brought to the attention of Detective Jodi Conkel of the Scioto County Prosecutor’s Special Victim Unit on Monday, February 20, 2023, when Portsmouth Police received a call from a social worker at Nationwide Children’s Hospital about a possible child abuse case.
The social worker advised that they had five-week-old twins in their trauma unit who were transferred from Southern Ohio Medical Center, where one of the twins was taken for a possible broken arm. Hospital staff observed hemorrhages in both of the twin’s eyes, which resulted in both babies being transferred to the hospital. Scioto County detectives who responded to Nationwide Children’s Hospital learned of multiple non-accidental injuries to both babies, including eye hemorrhages, multiple broken bones in their legs and arms, multiple rib fractures, abrasions to the face, and bruising.
As a result of these injuries, Scioto County Children Services were notified and responded to Children’s Hospital to remove custody from the parents. The parents of the twins, Codi Alexander Ronald Allen, age 20, and SueAnn Carter, age 27, both of 1826 Kendall Ave. Apt. F Portsmouth, Ohio, was brought in for interviews on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. Both have been charged with two counts of Felonious Assault, a felony of the 2nd degree, four counts of Endangering Children, a felony of the 2nd degree, and four counts of Endangering Children, a felony of the 3rd degree. They are being held on a $340,000.00 bond and appeared in Portsmouth Municipal Court on Thursday, February 23, 2023.
