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Springfield Couple Arrested on Various Charges Including Endangering the Life of Health of a Child

By Greg Halbleib Mar 11, 2026 | 5:54 AM

A Springfield couple is in the Sangamon County Jail on charges including endangering the life or health of a child.

40-year-old Ashley Wardlow pleaded not guilty to the charges on Tuesday and was ordered to remain in custody.

A hearing for her husband, 32-year-old Willie Wardlow, is scheduled for today.

Prosecutors said a woman in the Wardlow home on Sunday saw a child tied up and blindfolded, and took a video of the scene to police.

Officers found the 5-year-old girl malnourished with injuries including broken bones, lacerations and a burn.

Ashley Wardlow pleaded guilty to battery and bodily harm to a child in 2020 and was placed on probation.