Update:
On March 3, the 4th Judicial District Attorney s Office filed a decline slip dated Jan. 27 with the court.
Tammy Lynn Clearwater will not be prosecuted for cruelty to a juvenile.
Her charge was reduced to simple battery.
Original story:
A former daycare worker has been charged with felony cruelty to juveniles after coworkers reportedly witnessed her biting a child.
Tammy Lynn Clearwater, 47, was arrested Wednesday and booked into Ouachita Correctional Center.
According to a warrant for her arrest, two adult employees at First United Methodist Early Learning Center in West Monroe saw Clearwater bite a 2-year-old child on his finger and leave a mark.