Mom Jailed for Assault and Meth

HARRISON COUNTY — A Hallsville woman was jailed Wednesday, after authorities said she assault her mother and put her two children in danger. Amanda Gail Walker, 30, was arrested Tuesday morning at the Wingate Hotel in the 400 block of Loop 281, after officers were dispatched to the hotel for a reported assault, according to police reports. Police said Walker was found in a hotel room with her two children, and was arrested after a “brief struggle.”

When officers were escorting her out of the hotel, a hotel clerk saw a small bag with a clear substance fall from Walker’s clothing and gave it to police. The substance was later identified as methamphetamine. Authorities said the two children told officers they had tasted the drug because they thought it was candy. The 11- and 9-year-old children were taken to an area hospital, where one of them tested positive for meth. Police also said the assault victim, who was holding a clump of her hair when officers arrived, told authorities that Walker assaulted her by pulling her hair.

Walker remained jailed Wednesday on bonds totaling $6,000, charged with assault causing bodily injury, possession of a controlled substance and criminal child negligence. She also had an outstanding Harrison County warrant for driving while intoxicated.