SMITH COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Tiffany Snyder, the mother of Tyler, Texas girl, Madison Williams, has been arrested. 3-year-old Williams was found drowned in a pond in Chapel Hill area of Tyler.
Snyder was taken into custody for the criminal offense of injury to a child. The arrest warrant was issued by Judge Kerry Russell of the 7th State District Court in Smith County. Judge Russell set the bond at $200,000, according to reports.
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According to the Smith County Sheriff’s Office, on August 18, Smith County deputies responded to an address in the 6400 block of County Road 210 in the Chapel Hill area regarding a missing child.
When deputies arrived on scene they determined that Williams was missing from the residence at this location.
The sheriff’s office said multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the scene and were assisted by multiple area volunteer fire departments. Smith County Sheriff’s Investigators responded to the scene and initiated an investigation. After an exhaustive search, sadly the body of Madison Williams was located in a pond on the property, reports KLTV.
On September 9, Smith County deputies located and arrested Tiffany Snyder. She was subsequently booked into the Smith County Jail.
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Geo quick facts: Smith County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 209,714. Its county seat is Tyler. Smith County is named for James Smith, a general during the Texas Revolution – Wikipedia.