FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date:  December 27, 2024

Location: 3600 block of Utah Drive

Time: 1113 hours

Suspect Arrested #1: Tiana Princess Varner, 23 years old

Preliminary Charges: Count I:  Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Bodily Injury, a Level 5 Felony; Count II:  Battery Resulting Bodily Injury Person Under 14, a Level 5 Felony

Details/Summary:

On October 09, 2024, a Family Case Manager with the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) notified Detective Sergeant James Haupert, a supervisor with the FWPD Crimes Against Persons Section (CAPS), about allegations regarding child abuse causing injury. Detective Sergeant Haupert adopted the case leading to an investigation. Tiana Princess Varner was named as the alleged defendant. A warrant for her arrest was issued on December 26, 2024. She was taken into custody this morning by the Allen County Sheriff’s Department – Warrants Division.