Behavioral Specialists Arrested For Injuring Girl: UPDATE

LEESBURG, VA—A 16-year-old Woodbridge girl suffered spine injuries while being restrained at North Spring Behavioral Healthcare at 42009 Victory Lane last month, and two employees have been arrested in connection with the incident, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. It's the same place where two people were charged in the death of a 15-year-old boy last November.

In the latest incident, Stephen S. Holmes, 53, of Martinsburg, WV, was charged with malicious wounding and cruelty and injuries to a child. He's being held without bond. Kara L. Mueller, 45, of Lovettsville, was charged with cruelty and injuries to a child, and was released on an unsecured bond.

Investigators found that the girl's injuries occurred when a restraint was incorrectly performed by Holmes on June 11. Mueller, a registered nurse, failed to intervene.

In other incident, as reported by The Washington Post, Jeremiah Flemming died Nov. 19 after a mental-health worker restrained him, police said. William P. Herndon, 47, of Martinsburg, WVA, and Melanie A. Lewis, 47, of Stephens City, were charged with involuntary manslaughter.

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