The mother and stepfather of slain toddler Aveion Lewis were indicted today on charges of murder and child abuse, according to court records.

Brandon Lockett, 24, and Morgan Lockett, 23, also were charged in the grand jury's indictment with child neglect and cruelty in the death of Aveion, 2. The child's bound body was found wrapped in a bag in Smith Gap Landfill in western Roanoke County nearly two weeks after the couple reported the boy missing on Jan. 14.

The indictment is the first public charge that Morgan Lockett,  Aveion's mother, was involved in the child's death. She surrendered to Roanoke police this afternoon, after the grand jury handed up the indictment.

Police launched an intense search for the child after the abduction report and, after they said Brandon Lockett's shifting stories led them to believe Aveion was dead, declared the abduction story a hoax. Brandon Lockett was charged earlier with felony child neglect, improper disposal of a body and obstruction of justice. He is being held at the Roanoke City Jail.