Christian County woman sentenced for child endangerment
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Mo. — An Oldfield woman has been sentenced following an incident in August 2024, after an eight-week-old infant was found malnourished. According to online court documents, Jammie J. White, born 1980, has been sentenced to a suspended execution of sentence after pleading guilty to endangering the welfare of a child creating substantial risk [...]

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Mo. — An Oldfield woman has been sentenced following an incident in August 2024, after an eight-week-old infant was found malnourished.
According to online court documents, Jammie J. White, born 1980, has been sentenced to a suspended execution of sentence after pleading guilty to endangering the welfare of a child creating substantial risk in Douglas County Circuit Court. If she violates the terms, she could serve 10 years in prison.
After release, White will serve five years of supervised probation, provide a weekly drug test and attend a monthly parole meeting. She is required not to use drugs, not to have alcohol and not to enter a bar, as well as earn a GED and pay $300 to the Law Enforcement Restitution Fund.
White was originally given a second charge of abuse or neglect of a child, but that charge was dismissed.
Previous Ozarks First coverage says White was charged along with Ashlee Dean and Nicholas Womble following a hotline call regarding the infant on Aug. 21, 2024.
Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) deputies arrived at the residence and tried to make contact, but no one was found. Officials found 80 marijuana plants at the residence.
An hour after the initial contact, Sheriff Chris Degase arrived with a deputy and noticed plants had been cut down and were lying in a pile.
White answered the door and told DCSO that Dean and Womble had run into the woods with the child after deputies attempted to make their first contact with someone at the residence.
Dean and Womble came back to the scene with the child after White called out to them. The infant was seen to be malnourished and was later taken to the hospital.
The infant was found not to have received their doctor-prescribed medication. The child was found to have also had a diet of goat milk replacer, ground-up Vienna sausages and Code Red Mountain Dew.
The infant was taken into state custody and was given medical treatment.
Dean and Womble are both scheduled for a hearing in September:
- Ashlee Dean: Sept. 2, 2025
- Nicholas Womble: Sept. 24, 2025
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