Man gets jail time in Wythe child abuse, neglect case By JEFFREY SIMMONS | Staff Sep 11, 2020 Sep 11, 2020 0 Curtis Ray Spurlock Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By JEFFREY SIMMONS | Staff His kids are gone and so is his freedom.kAm~? %9FCD52J >@C?:?8[ 2 7@C>6C (JE96 r@F?EJ C6D:56?E 4@?G:4E65 @7 DF3;64E:?8 9:D 7@FC 49:=5C6? 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