A Fayetteville woman was charged with three counts of providing childcare without a license following a September incident where a child drowned at an unofficial daycare on Lockerbie Court, Fayetteville police said Oct. 2

Court records show that Melissa Ortiz-Fikes, 51, of Fayetteville, was booked into the Cumberland County jail at 12:25 p.m. Oct. 2 and is being held on $500 bail.

According to a Fayetteville Police Department news release, a 2-year-old girl was found unconscious Sept. 5 at the home on Lockerbie Court located off Dundle Road near Jack Britt High School. Police arrived at the scene around 7:30 p.m. and "provided life-saving measures," the release states.

The child was pronounced dead at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, according to police.

Tony James, who spoke with the

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