Shanda Vander Ark is charged with first-degree child abuse and open murder in the death of her son Timothy Ferguson. To stream WTOL on your phone, you need the WTOL app. Download the WTOL app ...

Timothy Ferguson had some mental disabilities and was being home-schooled, prosecutors have said. Vander Ark's other son, 20-year-old Paul Ferguson, allegedly participated in the abuse, WZZM reported.