Angela Gale Culver, 33, was charged with child abuse on Jan. 4, according to court records.
On Dec. 7, Sequoyah County Sheriff's Deputy Cindy Smith received a report from an Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) worker that a report had been made to DHS on Dec. 5 about an alleged incident on the previous day northwest of Roland.
The DHS worker interviewed the child and took photographs of the injuries. Smith reported that she observed the photographs of the 13-year-old boy, who appeared to have a discolored area on his shoulder, a scratch on his left temple, and scratches and red discoloration under and around the eye.
The boy told Smith that Culver, who was the boy's relative, became angry with him while he was visiting her and physically attacked him. The boy's guardian told police that the boy was supposed to spend the night with Culver, but the boy called her at about 9 p.m. Dec. 4 wanting to come home.
His guardian told Smith that before she could leave the home, the boy called her back, crying and begging her to come and get him because he was scared. The boy's guardian reported that when she pulled into the driveway of Culver's home, the boy ran out of the home and got into her car. Culver was allegedly behind the boy as he ran and when the boy got into the vehicle, Culver allegedly grabbed him by his legs and pulled him from the vehicle, the guardian reported to police.
The guardian told Smith that Culver then "jumped on him, hitting and screaming," allegedly telling him she hated him and for him to never come back to her house. The guardian allegedly told Culver that she was going to call police and Culver stopped assaulting the boy.
