Last evening, officers were dispatched to a residence in the 1500 block of S. Kentucky Avenue in response to a report of an unresponsive child. When first responders arrived, the child was immediately transported to a local hospital by American Medical Response (AMR).
Upon examination by medical staff, the child was found to have sustained severe head injuries,
including bleeding and swelling that required emergency surgery to relieve pressure on the brain. Additional bruising was noted on the child’s forehead, behind both ears, on the arms, stomach, and buttocks.
During an interview at the Evansville Police Department (EPD) headquarters, the child’s mother, Alexandrea G. Ring, 20, explained that earlier in the day, around 2:00 p.m., her daughter had soiled her clothes due to a poorly fitting diaper. After changing the child, Ring reported that the child began to cry; Ring stated that she “couldn’t handle the crying” and that it “set her off.” Ring further described an incident in which she held the child over a Pack ‘n Play and “threw her in it.” Ring, who is 30 weeks pregnant, later altered her account, claiming that her large belly prevented her from placing the victim in the Pack ‘n Play properly, and that she accidentally dropped the child. She also explained that after lifting the victim, she sat her on the floor, where the child fell face-first into a cabinet, striking her head on a metal piece, which she claimed caused the bruising to the victim’s forehead.
Despite the child showing signs of lethargy and falling in and out of consciousness, Ring did not call 9- 1-1 until approximately 5:23 p.m. when her boyfriend returned home from work. Ring contacted her boyfriend earlier to express concern about the victim’s condition but failed to seek medical help until later.
Ring has been arrested and charged with two level three felonies, including:
1. Domestic Battery – Adult Against a Family Member < 14
2. Neglect of a Dependent
