An elementary and middle school teacher is facing charges for allegedly holding a student with his arms pinned behind his back while inviting his classmates to punch him. 50-year-old Craig Schmeckpeper lives in North Bend. Until recently, he was employed at North Bend Central teaching physical education to elementary and…
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Infant Left Alone in Car while Mom Spent Hours Gambling
A mother was arrested after allegedly spending 2 hours gambling inside an adult arcade while her baby was alone in the car with the windows rolled up. 32-year-old Bionca Lockett is a Florida woman with an infant daughter. Early in the afternoon on March 4, Lockett reportedly strapped her child…
Parents Charged After Baby Choked on Fentanyl
A couple is facing charges for endangerment after their baby was found in medical distress from choking on what was reported to be fentanyl. 27-year-old Echo Dunn and 38-year-old Robert Pilgram have a 7-month-old son, and they live in Bethel, Maine. It was reported that on March 3, 911 received…
Mom Tried to Relax Child by Giving Him Meth
The mother of a 14-year-old boy was arrested after the authorities suspected she had given methamphetamine to her son on more than one occasion. 38-year-old Cheryl Ann Asiq has a 14-year-old son and lives in Pasco County, Florida. On February 12, one of his family members called and talked to the…
Drunk Dad Caused Skull Fracture by Throwing Baby into Wall
A father who was hanging out and drinking with his friends online reportedly became frustrated with his fussy baby and allegedly threw her against a wall with enough force to fracture her skull. 23-year-old Theodor Hurt and his wife, 24-year-old Dakota Vick, have five children, ages two, four, six, and…
Intoxicated School Bus Driver had 40 Students on Board
A school bus driver in Florida has been accused of having four times over the legal BAC while he drove an afternoon route carrying 40 middle school student passengers. 60-year-old Mark McNeil lives in Ormond Beach, Florida. He is employed as a bus driver for the Flagler County School District. …
Adoptive Parents Kept Child Locked in Garage as Punishment
A Florida couple has been accused of abusing one of their adopted children by locking him in the garage from the outside regularly over the course of five years. 46-year-old Tracy Ferriter and her husband Timothy Ferriter, also 46, reside in the Egret Landing community in Jupiter, Florida. They are…
Two Kids Found Living in Filthy Home with 34 Dogs
The authorities reported that the mother of two youngsters allowed her children to live in a highly unsanitary environment with 34 dogs and an immense amount of garbage. 29-year-old Lindsay Arnold and her partner, 46-year-old Christina Garcia, live in Lemmon Valley, Nevada. Arnold’s 7 and 9-year-old children also live with…
Couple Locked Autistic Child in Shed without Sufficient Food and Water
A man and his girlfriend have been accused of regularly locking a boy in a shed for extended periods without necessities and proper facilities. 44-year-old Harry Richard Shoemaker, and his girlfriend, Jennifer Ann Hines, 36, reside in Arcadia. Shoemaker has a 14-year-old autistic son. The teen’s grandmother recently became concerned…
Kids Left Home Alone While Mom Went on Vacation
Two youngsters were reportedly left at home without proper supplies or supervision while their mother flew to Florida with her boyfriend for a three-day vacation. 36-year-old Kerry Caviasca and her two kids, ages 8 and 11, live in Watertown, Connecticut. She teaches at a middle school in the Waterbury School…