In August 2011, the Rowan County Sheriff's Office charged James with assaulting his mother;
sister, Brooke; & brother, Toby. He also choked the sister's dog. The warrant said James pulled his mother's gastrointestinal bag tube, causing it to bleed at the surgical site. He also kicked Casey while she was on the floor. He held up a knife, threatening to slice his brother's throat.
The warrant said James grabbed his sister, Brooke, by the neck.
2012/06/04
Missing Person Report was made for PARSONS daughter, Brook PARSONS "Authorities said the teen's mother Casey PARSONS was concerned because Brooke
hadn't been seen since the night before & she wanted officers to search for her".
Brook PARSONS (Excerpt from interview or article) - (
www.wsoctv.com 2013/08/20):
Several calls for help made from home of missing Rowan Co. teen
"In 2012, authorities said someone at the home filed a missing-persons report not for Erica, but for her adopted sister, Brooke. Authorities said the teen's mother Casey PARSONS was concerned because Brooke hadn't been seen since the night before & she wanted officers to search for her. According to records, the teen returned home while deputies were at the scene."
2012/06/04 Missing Person Report was made for PARSONS daughter, Brook. Casey PARSONS said 16 year old daughter Brooke, "run off with an adult boy & we had to go to his house & pick her back up".
Erica's adopted parents, Sandy & Casey PARSONS (Excerpt from interview or article) - (
www.wbtv.com 2013/08/20):
Search for Erica PARSONS takes national stage
"Dr. Phil asked the PARSONS about the decision to not report Erica missing..
"What strikes me in contrast is you have another daughter, Brooke, that went missing for one night & you turned that into the police", he said on Tuesday's show.
"No that was a completely different situation", Casey PARSONS insisted.
"We let Erica go live with her grandmother. I woke up & at 7 o'clock in the morning
& my 16-year-old daughter wasn't in the bed. She had run off with an adult boy
& we had to go to his house & pick her back up."
2013/07/30 "Casey PARSONS also told detectives that in 2011 she, her husband Sandy &
their daughter Brook took Erica to meet Irene GOODMAN, but in an interview with Brook,
Brook stated she stayed at home with the older children
when her parents delivered Erica to Irene GOODMAN."