May 21, 2026

BCSO Charges Mother With Child Torture, Abuse and Drug Possession

By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. Deputies have arrested a woman after responding to a report of child abuse on April 15, 2026.

Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office deputies said that they initially responded to the call and immediately began an investigation which led to the arrest of 34-year-old April Nichole Allen.

Allen admitted to law enforcement that she was using drugs and had abused her eleven-year-old child.

Investigators said that the child had multiple bruises on his arms and back.

On Thursday, deputies contacted Allen during a motorist assist; that’s when she was found to have three different drugs with her, including pressed pills that tested positive for fentanyl, according to officials.

Deputies took Allen to the sheriff’s Investigations Command, where she was interviewed by investigators assigned to the child protection unit.
Allen admitted during the interview that she had abused the child as well as bought the drugs that were found, according to investigators with the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office.
She is also accused of forcing another child to engage in sexual servitude.

She was charged with torture, willful abuse of a child under 18 years of age, and three counts of unlawful possession or receipt of a controlled substance.