PANAMA CITY — A Panama City couple has been arrested and charged with child abuse and neglect for allegedly inflicting "torturous burns" and other injuries on a 5-year-old girl, according to Panama City Police.
Tondra Lavesa Hogans Evans, 41, of Panama City, is charged with child neglect, and Michael Vonkee Carson, 28 and Hogans Evans' live-in boyfriend, is charged with three counts of aggravated child abuse and three counts of child neglect. Police say additional charges are expected in the ongoing investigation.
Detectives began investigating the couple in early November. They say the girl was a victim of repeated abuse, including "torturous burns and numerous lash/whip marks."
Hogans Evans was arrested in Middleville, Ala., on Nov. 25 and later extradited to Bay County. Carson was arrested on a warrant in Okaloosa County Tuesday and will be returned to Bay County.