Update 9 a.m. January 20, 2020:
This update on a story we aired last week. A felony child abuse charge against a Twentynine Palms woman was dropped last week. Stephenie Randels, 36, was arrested January 10, accused of abusing her daughter. When she was booked into jail, the charge against her was reduced to a misdemeanor, and on Friday, January 17, Stephenie Randels was released from jail, with no court appearance scheduled.
Update 7:30 a.m. January 16, 2020:
The felony child abuse charge against Stephenie Randels has been reduced to a charge of misdemeanor willful cruelty to a child , with her bail set at $25,000. She is scheduled to appear in court on Friday, January 17.
Deputies responding to a tip of possible child abuse arrested the child’s mother Friday. Deputies went to a home in the 6000 block of Mariposa Avenue in Twentynine Palms to check on a child about 5:30 p.m. Deputies determined that she had injuries to her jaw, and that her mother, Stephenie Randels, 36, had caused the injuries. Stephanie Randels was arrested on suspicion of felony child abuse, booked into the West Valley Detention Center, with her bail set at $100,000.
