Mother of 9-year-old charged in Valdosta child shooting arrested again on battery, cruelty charges

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) — The mother of a 9-year-old boy charged with shooting a 10-year-old in the face in Valdosta in September was arrested again on Nov. 8, facing new child cruelty charges. According to Valdosta Police Department and Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office records, Andrea McClendon was arrested at Brittany Woods Apartments, located at 1150 Old Statenville Rd., around 7:00 p.m. after officers responded to reports of battery. The report lists a juvenile as the victim. It does not give the juvenile’s name, age or relationship to McClendon, and it does not describe what happened.However, neighbors near the scene said McClendon pepper-sprayed her child.McClendon is now charged with battery-family violence and cruelty to children in the first degree, according to the sheriff’s office booking report.This comes just over two months after McClendon’s 9-year-old son was accused of shooting 10-year-old Javion English with a gun she owned at the same apartment complex. Previous coverage