Parents Arrested In Fatal Landrum Home Accident Case

The parents of a 2-year-old child who died at a Landrum home on March 12 when a chest of drawers fell on him were arrested Thursday on child neglect charges. 

Margie Elizabeth Shaver and Christopher Jerome Shaver were arrested in connection with the death of Chandler Shaver, the Greenville County Sheriff's Office said Thursday. 

On March 12, deputies responded to 27 Laurinda Lane in Landrum and found that Chandler and his 4-year-old sister had been pinned underneath a chest of drawers. Chandler was declared dead later that night, and his sister was turned over to DSS custody. 

According to the GCSO, Margie Shaver has been charged with homicide by child neglect. According to the warrants, Margie locked both of her children in a bedroom that was unsanitary and unsafe, and let them play in it unsupervized at the time of the accident.  

Furthermore, investigators concluded that the mother did hear the accident, but did not provide any medical care or intervention to try to save the child's life. 

Her husband, Christopher Jerome shaver was also charged with unlawful neglect of a child due to the conditions of the home. The arrest warrant indicates the home was ridden with rodents and roaches, and animal urine and feces covered the floors of the home. Mr. Shaver was not home at the time of the fatal accident. 

Both are being held at Greenville County Detention Center.