A mother has been charged with keeping her child out of school.
26-year-old Kelsey Elizabeth Steinbach of Keltonburg Road is charged with six counts of failing to keep a child in school. Her bond is $12,000 and she will be in court February 20.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on February 6 a detective received attendance records from the youth services officer for DeKalb County. In these records it states that a minor child had 65 unexcused absences in the 2024-25 school year. On December 19, 2024, the mother of the child, Steinbach signed an order acknowledging that it is her responsibility to ensure the child is attending school and the after-school program each and every day that school is in session. Steinbach knowingly and intentionally committed the act of educational neglect by not making sure the child attended school. After the order was signed by Steinbach the child missed and additional eight days of school.
34-year-old Mitchell Reed McBee of Lebanon is charged with a second offense of driving on a revoked license. His bond is $3,500 and he will be in court February 20. Sheriff Ray said that on February 7 a deputy pulled over a Chevy S-10 for a traffic violation and spoke with the driver, McBee. A background check through central dispatch revealed that his license was revoked due to a DUI charge. He also had a prior DRL offense on September 18, 2020 in Sequatchie County.