According to arrest citations, deputies with the McCreary County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 7700 block of West Highway 92 to reports of an unresponsive 14-year-old boy not breathing.
The child was transported to the Wayne County Hospital, where he later died.
The reporting officer reported seeing serious injuries on the child and wrote that he spoke to 37-year-old Billie Bolin and 44-year-old Jeremy Ridner, both from Stearns, who allegedly admitted to knowing about the injuries and did not seek medical attention.
The autopsy results are pending.
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Bolin and Ridner were arrested and lodged in the Knox County Detention Center charged with first-degree criminal abuse.
Both are scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday.
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