On June 18, after consultation with Craig County Commonwealth’s Attorney Matthew Dunne, the Virginia State Police, Bureau of Criminal Investigation arrested Natassia Huddleston, 41, of Roanoke. Huddleston was charged her with the following felonies in the death of the 4-month-old infant: One count of Child Endangerment, one count of Child Abuse and Neglect, and 2nd degree Felony Homicide.
Huddleston was processed at the Craig County Sheriff’s Office and transported to the Botetourt/Craig Regional Jail, where she is held without bond.
Earlier in the month, the Virginia State Police announced that on June 3, the Craig County Sheriff’s Office and Craig County Emergency Medical Services responded to a residence on Sage Brush Lane in New Castle for the report of an unresponsive 4-month-old male. When EMS arrived, they found the child was deceased. The child’s remains were transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Western District for examination.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined that the Cause of Death was a Homicide and contacted the Craig County Sheriff’s Office with the findings.
At the request of Sheriff Craddock on June 5, the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Salem Division, began the investigation into the Homicide.
On June 5, 2024, the Virginia State Police arrested Trevian Demalle Carruth, 26, of Francisville, LA and charged him with Second Degree Murder.
-The New Castle Record
