Welfare check on minors leads to charges 

The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office conducted a welfare check at a residence in Hawkeye Tuesday, May 9. The Sheriff’s Office received a report from school that two children had not been attending school for weeks and were concerned. Upon an investigation that day 35-year-old Jessica Lynn Mikesh was arrested and charged with two counts of child endangerment, an aggravated misdemeanor. It was learned that Mikesh had abandoned two minor children to fend for themselves, leaving them in an unlivable home. 

Brian Charles Brainard, 36, was also found in the home and was wanted for a parole violation warrant with no bond. Both were arrested and transported to the Fayette County Jail. The Department of Human Services were called in and the children were removed to a safe location.

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