Holly Springs Couple Arrested for Child Abuse

Holly Springs Couple Arrested on New Child Abuse Charges: A History of Abuse and Neglect

Christopher and Tamara Ross, a forty-one and thirty-seven-year-old couple from Holly Springs, were arrested this week on new child abuse charges. The couple faces counts of intentional child abuse causing serious injury and false imprisonment from a January 2024 incident, with Christopher also charged in an October 2023 incident. The latest probe began in February 2025 during a child custody hearing, when Christopher showed a video on his phone that worried the judge. The video showed Tamara filming while Christopher restrained their daughter, who was screaming in pain, with other kids nearby.

The couple has a history of abuse and neglect, with Christopher having a criminal record including a 2019 plea deal for contributing to juvenile delinquency from a 2015 case, as well as earlier convictions for domestic violence and assault. Warrants describe past horrors like kids being hit on genitals until bleeding, waterboarding, and a mother being assaulted in front of them.

Body camera footage from a December 2024 police call showed Christopher holding a child down during a mental health episode. The couple was first arrested in May 2025 on related charges, like failure to report abuse. All the children are now out of the home and with Wake County Child Protective Services. As of Thursday afternoon, the couple remained in jail without bail.

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