Second arrest in Forrest County child neglect, infant death case

FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - A second person is under arrest in a child neglect investigation stemming from the death of a five-month-old infant.

The Forrest County Sheriff’s Office said they arrested Steven Busha Jr., of Glendale, on three counts of felony child neglect in connection to the murder investigation of a five-month-old child, which occurred on Sunday, July 31.

Busha is the biological father of the infant and two other children involved in the investigation.

The children’s mother, Brittney Brady, made her first court appearance Wednesday, where she faces one count of first-degree murder and two counts of felony child neglect. The judge set her bond at $625,000.