{"id":1218,"date":"2026-06-05T07:04:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T07:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=1218"},"modified":"2026-06-05T07:04:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T07:04:34","slug":"mecklenburg-county-employees-fired-disciplined-after-6-year-old-girls-death-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=1218","title":{"rendered":"Mecklenburg County employees fired, disciplined after 6-year-old girl\u2019s death"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mecklenburg County officials testified before a North Carolina House committee Thursday on the death of a Charlotte 6-year-old.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The state House Oversight Committee summoned<\/a> Mecklenburg County Manager Mike Bryant to answer questions about Dominique Moody, who was found dead at her aunt\u2019s east Charlotte home<\/a> in December showing signs of abuse and malnourishment. The aunt and two other women face first-degree murder charges<\/a> in the case.<\/p>\n

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police and the county\u2019s social services department received reports about Moody\u2019s home before she died, the Observer and other news outlets found.<\/a><\/p>\n

The situation sparked multiple investigations<\/a>, and the state Department of Health and Human Services announced in late May Mecklenburg must create a corrective action plan<\/a> to address issues within the county\u2019s social services department.<\/p>\n

The committee also called Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Estella Patterson, Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden, interim DSS Director Letecia Loadholt and state Health and Human Services Division Director Lisa Cauley to testify before Thursday. The group also heard from Emily Putnam-Hornstein<\/a>, who researches child welfare policies and practices at UNC Chapel Hill\u2019s School of Social Work.<\/p>\n

Nash County Republican Rep. Allen Chesser, whose been leading the charge in Raleigh to investigate Moody\u2019s death, presided over Thursday\u2019s hearing.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the second time this year the Republican-controlled Oversight Committee scheduled a hearing to question Charlotte leaders. The committee brought local leaders in earlier this year<\/a> on safety in the city in the aftermath of the fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska on the LYNX Blue Line light rail.<\/p>\n

The hearing has concluded. Read our full story here: Mecklenburg missed \u2018flashing red signs\u2019 before girl found dead, NC legislators say<\/a><\/p>\n

And see below for live updates from Thursday\u2019s meeting.<\/p>\n

The Oversight Committee hearing wrapped up just before 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Chesser concluded the proceedings by telling Mecklenburg leaders he hopes their efforts to improve the social services system are \u201cwell-rewarded.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut if it comes without consequences for those who caused the reason that you\u2019re sitting here, it\u2019s empty, it\u2019s hollow and it\u2019s worth nothing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Cabarrus County Republican Rep. Brian Echevarria asked Loadholt to answer \u201cyes\u201d or \u201cno\u201d to the question \u201cDid Mecklenburg County DSS fail Dominique Moody?\u201d<\/p>\n

Loadholt responded, \u201cI think we could have done a better job in our social work practice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked if he agreed with Loadholt\u2019s assessment, Bryant said yes.<\/p>\n

Charlotte-area Rep. Carla Cunningham asked Loadholt for details on how frequently social services saw Moody once she arrived in Mecklenburg from Cumberland County, where she lived previously with her mother.<\/p>\n

Loadholt said DSS had \u201csome face-to-face visits\u201d from December 2019 through 2025 but that she didn\u2019t know an exact number.<\/p>\n

Cunningham also questioned why Moody, who was 6 years old when she died, wasn\u2019t enrolled in school and why her lack of enrollment wasn\u2019t a red flag. Loadholt responded that North Carolina\u2019s age threshold for compulsory school attendance<\/a> is 7 \u2014 an answer Cunningham pushed back on.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s not reasonable,\u201d Cunningham said of Mecklenburg\u2019s handling of the case.<\/p>\n

Committee members continued to express concerns about Mecklenburg\u2019s handling of Moody\u2019s case and overall social services department at Tuesday\u2019s hearing.<\/p>\n

Legislators pressed Bryant and Loadholt about what DHHS reported in its letter to Mecklenburg putting the county on a corrective action plan and what the department is doing to improve performance.<\/p>\n

They also sought confirmation the county is reviewing the other social services cases looked into by DHHS as part of the state agency\u2019s investigation.<\/p>\n

Bryant submitted written testimony that multiple county employees left the county or were disciplined over Moody\u2019s death, legislators said during Thursday\u2019s hearing. The committee said Bryant told them a \u201csenior social services manager was terminated,\u201d a \u201csocial worker supervisor resigned\u201d and 10 others were \u201cdisciplined.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThese specific actions were associated with the case,\u201d Bryant told the committee Thursday.<\/p>\n

Loadholt said the county reviewed the work of those involved in Moody\u2019s case.<\/p>\n

Bryant began his testimony saying Moody\u2019s death left him \u201cspeechless\u201d and said he \u201cimmediately\u201d ordered an internal investigation when he found out about the situation. Bryant said he also called for a human resources investigation \u201cfor accountability and appropriate disciplinary actions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we cannot change the outcome for Dominique, we have an obligation to learn from this case and strengthen the systems entrusted with protecting all vulnerable children,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The county is taking steps to address issues identified in social services, Bryant said, including investing in more staff.<\/p>\n

He offered condolences to Moody\u2019s family and said he spoke with Moody\u2019s great uncle at Thursday\u2019s hearing. He noted he and Moody are both from Cumberland County and that he and the uncle went to the same high school.<\/p>\n

Both Bryant and Loadholt said they were limited in what they could say about Moody\u2019s case by a court order related to the criminal case surrounding her death. The committee said before their opening statements they should limit how much they invoke that order.<\/p>\n

J. Vernon Peterson, a great-uncle of Moody\u2019s, told reporters during a break in the hearing he was \u201cdelighted\u201d the hearing was happening but wants to see more accountability for his relative\u2019s death and for other children.<\/p>\n

\u201cDominique is gone, but hopefully we can rescue and save the rest of the children in North Carolina,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Peterson said the system \u201cfailed\u201d Moody and has \u201cblood on its hands.\u201d He described leaders\u2019 testimony so far as \u201cbureaucratic.\u201d Some appeared to be \u201cshirking\u201d responsibility, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomeone somewhere should have sounded the alarm,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Attorney Chance D. Lynch, part of the family\u2019s legal team, questioned why law enforcement didn\u2019t go into the home to check on the children living there.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven with us sitting there, I\u2019m still unclear on how much face-to-face contact was had with these children,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Lynch said the family is also thinking of Moody\u2019s sister, who was also in the home. Lynch said she believes the sister is in a DSS placement.<\/p>\n

The committee swore in Bryant and Loadholt but then called for a 30-minute lunch break.<\/p>\n

Wake County Republican Rep. Mike Schietzelt told McFadden and Patterson he felt \u201cmounting frustration\u201d during Thursday\u2019s hearing over what he called \u201ca lot of willingness to shirk responsibility and to try to place the blame on someone else or circle wagons.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were flashing red signs that should have tipped people off that something was not right here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said cases like Moody\u2019s affect community\u2019s ability to trust government.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot that fell through the cracks here,\u201d Schietzelt said.<\/p>\n

Asked by Charlotte state Rep. Carla Cunningham about whether law enforcement flagged Moody\u2019s situation or home to social services, McFadden said the sheriff\u2019s office made no related referrals to DSS. He said there was no indication deputies ever went inside the east Charlotte home where she died.<\/p>\n

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Patterson said CMPD made one related DSS referral at another location. She said CMPD also spoke with the children at the home during a welfare check and \u201cdid not report anything unusual.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cunningham questioned how there weren\u2019t more referrals given the state of the home. Patterson told legislators law enforcement and social services need to improve their communication processes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe could do more thorough investigations when we look at these kinds of cases,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

McFadden said the sheriff\u2019s office went to Moody\u2019s home seven times in recent years, including four attempts to serve a domestic violence protective order against Tonya McKnight. Court records show McKnight was Moody\u2019s aunt and had custody of the child.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut no one came to the door,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Chesser and McFadden noted that sheriff\u2019s deputies serving civil papers have different jurisdiction and authority than law enforcement officers serving a criminal warrant.<\/p>\n

Patterson said CMPD responded to 36 incidents at the address, including three domestic disturbance calls and one call for domestic violence and physical assault.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did not see a pattern of behavior that was concerning over five years,\u201d Patterson said. She added she wants to implement more systems to flag calls to help catch issues.<\/p>\n

Patterson highlighted CMPD\u2019s efforts to get charges brought against three people in connection with Moody\u2019s death and Charlotte\u2019s recent progress on overall crime rates.<\/p>\n

But she added, \u201caccountability after a tragedy does not erase the tragedy\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe recognize that justice is essential, but justice cannot restore a life that has been lost,\u201d Patterson said.<\/p>\n

McFadden and Patterson began their appearance before the committee shortly before 11:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

In his opening statement, the sheriff said his agency\u2019s involvement in the Moody case is \u201cextremely limited.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish we had been given the opportunity to intervene before this tragedy occurred, but at no point did our deputies witness or receive information that Dominique was put in any harm\u2019s way,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The committee took a break shortly after 11 a.m. Mecklenburg leaders are expected to begin their testimony after the recess.<\/p>\n

As committee members wrapped up their questioning of state officials and a UNC subject-matter expert, the group discussed whether hiring more people in social services departments would help prevent child welfare issues.<\/p>\n

Mecklenburg County funded new positions in its new budget set to take effect July 1, including 18 additional child welfare positions, as part of a $2.5 million investment in Child, Family and Adult Services<\/p>\n

Putnam-Hornstein suggested focusing more on education and training for social services staff rather than just bringing on more staff.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s as simple as we need to hire more people if we\u2019re hiring more people without the proper training and accountability structures,\u201d she said. \u201cThat\u2019s not at all clear to me based on the facts that have been released that hiring additional people in Mecklenburg County would\u2019ve made any difference in Dominique\u2019s case or as the kind of systemic change that\u2019s needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Committee members asked state DHHS officials to share more information on how social workers handle child welfare cases in Mecklenburg and across the state.<\/p>\n

Technology has made it easier for social services departments to track cases, but cases are also increasingly complex because they often intersect with mental health or substance abuse issues, Causey said.<\/p>\n

Putnam-Hornstein noted that child welfare officials and law enforcement \u201cwere inside the home repeatedly in the years before (Moody) died.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDominique was not invisible,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Putnam-Hornstein said her knowledge of Moody\u2019s specific case was mostly limited to news reports, but that people \u201ctoo often we miss small but important details\u201d when in homes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most common failure I see behind serious child injuries and deaths is this: we had information that we realized only in retrospect was critical to understanding the danger a child was in,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Putnam-Hornstein suggested new technologies can help counties and the state develop \u201cpredictive risk models\u201d that flag high-risk cases for further investigation. She said counties in Pennsylvania and California have had success with such systems.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have to imagine a model would have flagged her case for further scrutiny,\u201d she said of Moody.<\/p>\n

DHHS officials gave the committee an overview of the issues they found within Mecklenburg\u2019s social services system after Moody\u2019s death triggered an investigation.<\/p>\n

They reiterated their review of Moody\u2019s case and other cases found multiple \u201cfailures\u201d and laid out what the county will have to do to fix the system as part of the corrective action plan.<\/p>\n

Struggles with employee recruiting and retention, high caseloads and a lack of resources make it harder for counties and the state to keep up with the breadth of child welfare cases, officials told the committee.<\/p>\n

The state has taken over three counties\u2019 social services departments and has six other counties on corrective action plans, Cauley said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn short, change is needed,\u201d Cauley said.<\/p>\n

Chesser opened Thursday\u2019s hearing by calling the case an \u201cunimaginable tragedy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s an ongoing criminal prosecution in this case, and we will not jeopardize that. Dominique Moody\u2019s case will be tried in a court of law, not in this chamber,\u201d the Nash County Republican said. \u201cBut what we will discuss today is the system\u2019s failure to keep children safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chesser said child welfare issues exist \u201cnot just in Mecklenburg County\u201d but statewide.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must address this now, because we can\u2019t afford a delay. Every delay means a child remains unsafe,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Thursday\u2019s hearing will include testimony from state child welfare officials and subject-matter experts, Chesser said.<\/p>\n

Bryant told reporters after Tuesday\u2019s Mecklenburg County commission meeting he was \u201clooking forward\u201d to Thursday\u2019s hearing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt gives us an opportunity to share firsthand with the House Oversight Committee the plan that we put in place in response to the recommendations from DHHS, as well as hear from them as it relates to how they can continue to partner with not just Mecklenburg County but all 100 counties in the state of North Carolina,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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