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  • Chaining 6-Year-Old Son To Bed Gets Utah Dad Jailed

    Babysitters are expensive. Daycare services get expensive. EVERYTHING is more expensive in a post-recession America. That I understand.

    However, none of that explains this bizarre solution that one Utah father used to keep his young son “secure” while he worked.

    The Associated Press reports that on Tuesday, authorities filed child abuse charges against a Logan, Utah man who regularly chained his 6-year-old son to a bed frame.

    Police were called to the location, which is about 80 miles north of Salt Lake City, at around 11:00 am thanks to an anonymous tip. Authorities found the boy home by himself.

    The child had a chain padlocked to his his ankle with the other end attached to a metal bed frame.

    According to Logan City Police Chief Gary Jensen, the chain was lengthy enough to assure the child could reach the nearby bathroom.

    Jensen also stated that the that the child had access to water and snacks. It’s unclear how long the child was chained to the bed prior to the arrival of police officers.

    Somehow the 28-year-old man believed that chaining his child every day while he worked ensured that the child was safe. He has no doubt been informed otherwise since being booked into the Cache County Jail.

    The father was charged with four counts of child abuse.

    His name was initially withheld in order to avoid the young child’s identity from being inadvertently released to the public. He has since been identified as Sammie Hodges.

    In 2009 the man was convicted of felony forgery. In 2011, he was arrested for breaking the terms of his probation.

    Authorities believe that the child lived alone with his father; the child’s mother wasn’t believed to live with the father and son and there is no evidence of other children in the home.

    The child is said to be in good health, but Jensen stated that he will undergo additional examination.

    The boy is currently in the custody of child welfare services.

    Image via Wikimedia Commons

  • Isabel Celis: Missing Since Friday

    The case of missing 6-year old Isabel Celis is a “race against the clock”, according to Tucson police chief Roberto Villasenor. “They always are,” he said during a press statement this morning.

    Isabel was last seen in her bedroom on Friday night and was discovered missing around eight a.m. the next morning, according to investigators. The police chief addressed the rumor that the screen was popped out of her window, saying it was true, but they aren’t positive about the window being an entry point just yet. As always with a case such as this, officials are wary about releasing too many details; the department is investigating more than 100 leads.

    As of now, they are canvasing the streets of her neighborhood and beyond, asking if anyone has seen her or knows anything about her whereabouts. They have also led an FBI canine team through her bedroom, looking for any clues as to what happened. The idea of a child being taken from the safety of her own bedroom is horrifying for fellow parents, and a candlelight vigil to pray for her safe return was held last night.

    The fact that Isabel was taken from her bedroom brings to mind the devastating case of JonBenet Ramsey, the 6-year old beauty queen who was killed in her Colorado home; it was thought she had also been taken in the night after a ransom note was found in the house, but her body was later found in the basement.

    Anyone with info on Isabel is urged to call 520-88-CRIME immediately.

    Tucson Police Search for Missing 6-Year-Old Girl: MyFoxPHOENIX.com