March 31, 2023
Levy County Deputies responded to a home located in the Manatee Farms Subdivision west of Chiefland. The complainant told the 911 operator a toddler, approximately 3 years old, wandered onto her property and the parent could not be found. The child was filthy, covered in bug bites and scratches, had a severe case of diaper rash and had ticks embedded in her scalp. Levy County EMS was dispatched to evaluate the child as deputies began searching for the child’s parent.
Deputies located a female asleep on the floor inside a tin shed on a neighboring property. Deputies identified the woman as Bryana Hall (1/10/2001) of Chiefland. Ms. Hall was taken to the location where the child was being evaluated. She told deputies she was the toddler’s care taker. The subsequent investigation determined that based on the child’s current physical and medical condition she required advanced care and was taken to a local hospital. Ms. Hall was placed under arrest for child neglect.
The Department of Children and Family Services has been contacted and took custody of the child. Ms. Hall was booked into the Levy County Detention Center where she is being held on a $100,000.00 bond.