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Mother of toddler who drowned in Chapel Hill pond arrested

The drowning happened on August 18 in the 6400 block of County Road 210 near Chapel Hill.

SMITH COUNTY, Texas — The Smith County Sheriff's Office have arrested the mother of a child that drowned in a pond.

The drowning happened on August 18 in the 6400 block of County Road 210 near Chapel Hill.

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According to the SCSO, three-year-old Madison Williams went missing from a home in the area. Multiple agencies responded to the scene and found the girl's body in a pond on the property.

Following an investigation, a Smith County Judge issued an arrest warrant for Madison's mother, 29-year-old Tiffany Snyder.

Deputies arrested Snyder Monday and booked her in the Smith County Jail on charges of injury to a child. Her bond was set at $200,000. 

Snyder has a number of previous charges in Smith County including drug possession and evasion.

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