St. Joe woman arrested on multiple charges

ST. JOE — A Searcy County woman was held in the Searcy County Detention Center with a bond of $10,000.
Thirty-two year old Kelly Kiss of St. Joe was arrested for first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, second-degree domestic battery, third-degree endangering welfare of a child, aggravated assault and six counts of cruelty to animals.
The Searcy County Sheriff’s office deputies were called to a St. Joe residence where a domestic dispute was in progress between two females.
They interviewed the victim, who had stated that she was involved in an argument with Kiss. Kiss, who was reported to be intoxicated at the time of the first argument, pushed the victim causing her to fall and step on a one-year child.
At that point the victim left the residence.

Later, the victim returned back to the residence and the pair began to argue again. During the argument, Kiss reportedly spanked a three-year old child on three different occasions. The mother of the child left with the child.
As the argument progressed, it turned physical. Kiss reportedly struck the victim in the leg, scratched her face, slammed her head against a wall, pulled her hair and choked her.
The victim stated that Kiss shoved her head into a toilet while continuing to choke her.
According to reports, Kiss denied that any altercations occurred. However, deputies saw physical evidence to disprove her statement.
Deputies also discovered that Kiss had thrown six baby chickens into a fan killing five of those and severely injuring one.