A video of a woman dragging her child through a Rome, Alabama, Verizon wireless store a backpack-leash surfaced on YouTube in April 2009.
The woman in the video is Melissa Catherine Smith-Means of Gaylesville, Alabama. She was charged with first-degree cruelty children. The child reportedly had visible marks on his neck after being dragged.http://www.romenews-tribune.com/pages/full_story?page_label=home&article-Woman%20arrested%20on%20child%20cruelty%20charge%20=&id=2382383&widget=push&instance=home_news_lead_story&open=&
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Incident occurred in April 2009
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Woman dragged child through a Verizon wireless store; incident captured on camera
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37-year-old Melissa Catherine Smith-Means of Gaylesville, Alabama, arrested
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Verizon store was located in Rome, Alabama
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Police said she dragged the child with a backpack leash
