Custody May Be Challenged After Child Neglect Allegations

An 8-year-old girl found wandering the streets of Red Bluff led to the arrest of two adults and the discovery of six more children who were not being watched. Around 9 AM on Thursday morning police officers went to her home in the 1300 block of Second Street and found Ronald McNamara, 27, asleep on the couch. There was a three-year-old boy playing unsupervised outside the house.

The officers learned that three other children lived in the home, their ages ranging from four months to four years old. Upon seeing the unsanitary conditions at their home, officers enlisted the help of Child Protective Services to take the children into protective custody.

McNamara and a woman who also lived in the home, 29-year-old Katherine Beam, were arrested that day on charges of resisting arrest and felony child endangerment. Later that night Beam was released on a $28,000 bail while McNamara remained in jail on a $25,000 bail.

It will remain to see if they are able to get child custody after they have gone to court.

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