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Alaina Ainslee Pearce
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Luke Everett Howell
Taylorsville residents 20-year old Alaina Ainslee Pearce and 19-year old Luke Everett Howell were taken into custody on Sunday and charged with child abuse. They were both placed in the Alexander County Detention Center under $10,000 secured bonds each.
Photos: Alexander County Sheriff’s Office