PONTIAC, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – An Oakland County judge suspended jail communication privileges for a 34-year-old mother accused of abusing and abandoning her three young children for years.
Judge Cynthia Walker suspended Kelli Bryant’s communication privileges for one week after she violated a court order that barred her from contacting her children or their caregiver. That means Bryant cannot use the phone, tablet, or any other video communication devices while in jail.
The prosecutor said Bryant called the caregiver 10 times between March 8 and 12 to discuss the children and the case. In addition, officials said Bryant coerced other inmates to call the caregiver on her behalf.
Bryant is being held on a $50,000 bond and faces three counts of first-degree child abuse. In addition, prosecutors charged her with three counts of welfare fraud. Law enforcement found Bryant’s three children abandoned in a townhouse surrounded by garbage and human waste last month.
