Pensacola woman left 3 children alone in filthy home with malnourished dogs, drugs

2/25/2021

When Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies saw a small child reaching her arms and head out of a second-story window between jagged, sharp pieces of glass, they entered the home and reportedly found two more children trapped in a bedroom alone.

The bedroom door was locked, the door handle tied shut with a cellphone charging cable and the Pensacola woman responsible for the three children was nowhere to be found, according to her arrest report.

Fayonna Hixon, 23, was arrested Monday, charged with three counts of child neglect and booked into the Escambia County Jail with a $300,000 bond.

Assistant State Attorney John Molchan told the News Journal that Hixon could face additional charges pending further investigation because of a large amount of marijuana and multiple malnourished dogs found alongside the children in her residence. 

The redacted arrest report did not state the nature of Hixon’s relationship to the children. It also did not specify the exact location of Hixon’s apartment where the neglect allegedly occurred.

ECSO deputies were dispatched about 4 p.m. Dec. 30, 2020, to an “unknown problem” at Hixon’s apartment complex in Escambia County. When they arrived, they observed an infant girl “reaching her arm and head out of a broken glass window with sharp edges,” the report stated.

All three children were wearing diapers without any additional clothing.

Close by, deputies found two malnourished dogs locked in cages and covered in their own feces and a newborn puppy lying on a pile of dirty clothes, the report stated.

Three glass jars filled with marijuana were found sitting in plain view in the home’s living room, and a large jar of marijuana was found in a closet. In total, 550.2 grams of marijuana was discovered in the home. 

The Florida Department of Children and Families took custody of the children, and officers from the Escambia County Animal Control responded to the scene and took custody of the dogs.

A warrant was subsequently written calling for Hixon’s arrest. County records indicate she remained in custody as of Wednesday.