Woman on bond for child neglect arrested with drugs - La Crosse Tribune

A La Crosse woman accused of neglecting a 3-year-old girl faces new drug charges.

Police found 57 grams (about 2 ounces) of marijuana packaged in 40 bags and two digital scales in a car Josie Dikeman, 21, was driving about 11:30 p.m. Thursday during a traffic stop, according to police reports.

Also arrested was boyfriend and passenger Mark Hellerud, 20, of La Crosse.

Both face charges of possession with intent to deliver THC and possession of drug paraphernalia as party to the crime when they appear Tuesday in La Crosse County Circuit Court.

At the time of her arrest, Dikeman was out on a $1,000 cash bond for a case filed earlier this year that accused her of neglecting her ex-boyfriend's child by depriving her of water so she wouldn't wet her pants and forcing her to suffer through 90-minute time-outs without sitting.

After a medical exam revealed old and new fractures to her hands and feet, the child told investigators Dikeman and the girl's father, 23-year-old Dustin Barnes, hit her, reports stated.

Dikeman's mother told police the couple didn't interact with the girl and forced her to sit at the dinner table by herself for at least 45 minutes until she finished her food.

Another child who lived in the house said the 3-year-old is barricaded in her room, according to reports.

Barnes will be sentenced Sept. 4. Dikeman's case is pending.