GREENBRIER COUNTY W.Va. (WVDN) – The Greenbrier County Sheriff’s Department released the following statement regarding a recent arrest of a Greenbrier County woman on charges of child abuse.
On Saturday July 19 2025, Deputies with the Greenbrier County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the Davis Stuart Apartments in reference to a missing juvenile call. Upon speaking with the parents, they revealed that the juvenile had been missing since July 2, and were just reporting her missing.
Deputies attempted to follow-up with other individuals that possibly knew where the juvenile could be, but due to the late time of night, they were unable to. Deputies continued the investigation the following day and spoke to a friend of the juvenile that was able to put them in contact with the juvenile by phone. Once deputies made contact with the juvenile and confirmed her well-being was okay, the juvenile then advised the deputies of alleged abuse that was going on in the household which caused the juvenile to run away in the first place.
After obtaining statements and evidence from the juvenile and consulting with the Greenbrier County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, it was determined that the mother of the juvenile was the aggressor and should be taken into custody. Deputies returned back to the residence and spoke with the mother, Rosa Isabel Izaguirre Martinez. After explaining to Rosa the allegations, she was taken into custody and charged with felony child abuse. Rosa was then transported to Beckley Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) for medical clearance due to an unrelated medical reason.
Once discharged from the hospital, she was taken to Southern Regional Jail and booked on her outstanding charge. The West Virginia Field Office of the Department of Homeland Security made contact with deputies and placed a detainer on Rosa for further investigation into her citizenship status.
The West Virginia Child Protective Services stated that due to the allegations, it was best to leave the juvenile in the care of the household where she was located at until the investigation had concluded.
Deputy VanDyke is the lead investigator on this case.
