OCALA, Fla. — Police in Ocala said they arrested two people after a violent incident at an after-school facility.
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Officers said security cameras at Kids Central captured the incident earlier this month.
The location provides children in foster care a place between the end of school and their foster home.
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Police said Brandy Richardson and Stephanie Galarza are accused of not intervening when a girl attacked a boy.
“Despite witnessing the altercation, both staff members allowed the girl to continue her assault, displaying passive behavior and inadequate supervision,” a police spokesperson said.
Both women are accused of child neglect.
Records show Richardson has bonded out of jail and Galarza is still in custody.
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