Topline: The child told deputies they ran away from home to escape repeated abuse, including being struck with a phone charger.
Published: November 26, 2025 12:00 pm ET
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Breashia Grant (via Boone County Sheriff's Office)
COLUMBIA, MO — Authorities say a Missouri woman is facing felony child endangerment charges after a runaway youth told deputies they were beaten with a phone charger and denied food for days.
According to KMIZ, deputies were called to North Rocky Fork Drive after several neighbors reported seeing a youth crouching or hiding whenever vehicles went by. When deputies found the child, they said the youth told them they had run away because they were being abused.
Court documents cited by KRCG say the child showed deputies both fresh marks and older, scabbed-over injuries on their arm and hand—injuries the child said came from being “whipped with a phone charging cord.”
According to KMIZ, the probable cause statement states the child also reported being struck with a phone charger by 33-year-old Breashia Grant.
KRCG reports that the alleged abuse went beyond physical injuries. The child told deputies that Grant had withheld food as punishment, claiming they were denied food for five days about two weeks earlier, and then for two more days at a later point.
Prosecutors have charged Grant with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and third-degree domestic assault, according to both KMIZ and KRCG.
She was arrested and is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. KMIZ notes that her initial court appearance was held Monday, and she remains in custody as the investigation continues.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
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COLUMBIA, MO — Authorities say a Missouri woman is facing felony child endangerment charges after a runaway youth told deputies they were beaten with a phone charger and denied food for days.
According to KMIZ, deputies were called to North Rocky Fork Drive after several neighbors reported seeing a youth crouching or hiding whenever vehicles went by. When deputies found the child, they said the youth told them they had run away because they were being abused.
Court documents cited by KRCG say the child showed deputies both fresh marks and older, scabbed-over injuries on their arm and hand—injuries the child said came from being “whipped with a phone charging cord.”
According to KMIZ, the probable cause statement states the child also reported being struck with a phone charger by 33-year-old Breashia Grant.
KRCG reports that the alleged abuse went beyond physical injuries. The child told deputies that Grant had withheld food as punishment, claiming they were denied food for five days about two weeks earlier, and then for two more days at a later point.
Prosecutors have charged Grant with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and third-degree domestic assault, according to both KMIZ and KRCG.
She was arrested and is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. KMIZ notes that her initial court appearance was held Monday, and she remains in custody as the investigation continues.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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Woman Accused of Whipping Child With Phone Cord, Withholding Food for Days
The child told deputies they ran away from home to escape repeated abuse, including being struck with a phone charger.
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Published: November 26, 2025 12:00 pm ET
Breashia Grant (via Boone County Sheriff's Office)
COLUMBIA, MO — Authorities say a Missouri woman is facing felony child endangerment charges after a runaway youth told deputies they were beaten with a phone charger and denied food for days.
According to KMIZ, deputies were called to North Rocky Fork Drive after several neighbors reported seeing a youth crouching or hiding whenever vehicles went by. When deputies found the child, they said the youth told them they had run away because they were being abused.
Court documents cited by KRCG say the child showed deputies both fresh marks and older, scabbed-over injuries on their arm and hand—injuries the child said came from being “whipped with a phone charging cord.”
According to KMIZ, the probable cause statement states the child also reported being struck with a phone charger by 33-year-old Breashia Grant.
KRCG reports that the alleged abuse went beyond physical injuries. The child told deputies that Grant had withheld food as punishment, claiming they were denied food for five days about two weeks earlier, and then for two more days at a later point.
Prosecutors have charged Grant with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and third-degree domestic assault, according to both KMIZ and KRCG.
She was arrested and is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. KMIZ notes that her initial court appearance was held Monday, and she remains in custody as the investigation continues.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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