The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office announced charges against a mother in relation to a double homicide investigation of her two children.

Ashley Parmeley, 36, has been charged with one count of second-degree murder for the death of her two-year-old son, with more charges expected. She is being held at the Jefferson County Jail without bond.

The incident began Tuesday morning when Parmeley went to the Festus Police Department and told officers she had shot one of her children and drowned the other. 

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