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Walton County Woman Charged With Manslaughter In Child's Bathtub Drowning

By: Stephen Crews

Updated: September 3, 2012

Sheriff Michael A Adkinson announced the arrest of Brandy Lee Tucker, 31, of Paxton.

After an investigation into the death of her eight month old infant, Brandy Lee Tucker was charged and arrested for Negligent Manslaughter.

During the investigation, it was revealed that Tucker left the infant unattended, in a tub of running water, while she chatted on a social network site for a period exceeding ten minutes. Tucker's negligent actions resulted in the infant's death.

Tucker was booked into the Walton County Department of Corrections.

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