06-14-2012, 08:25 PM
long road trip with the kiddies this summer?
prevent all that whining and those annoying bathroom stops--
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CHICAGO (FOX Chicago News)
A suburban couple is facing criminal charges after two of their five children were found bound and blindfolded by the family's vehicle in Lawrence, Kansas.
Deborah and Adolfo Gomez, of west suburban Northlake, were arrested Wednesday on two counts of child abuse and five counts of endangering a child.
The children are aged five through 15. Police say the two youngest, ages 5 and 7, were found bound and blindfolded in the family's Chevy Suburban SUV that had been parked in a Wal-Mart parking lot since Monday. The vehicle had no license plates, according to police.
Police say the family was traveling to Arizona to see relatives when their SUV developed mechanical problems on I-70 and they stopped in Lawrence.
A customer called police from inside the store saying they saw a child in the parking lot with his arms tied behind him sitting next to a van.
The vehicle was surrounded by police while the mother was shopping inside the Wal-Mart. They say the father resisted when they tried to enter the vehicle, and they used tasers to subdue him.
Authorities in Lawrence are making temporary arrangements for all five of the children, while the parents are held at the Douglas County jail.
As for any injuries, the police made no mention of any in their statement, the local paper reports that medics examined family members at the scene and no one was taken to a hospital.
A Wal-Mart spokesman told the local paper that it is reviewing surveillance video and will provide any relevant video to the police.
Their landlords told the Sun-Times that he is surprised by the allegations, describing the family as "devout Christians."
A bond hearing will be held for the Gomez's Thursday afternoon where formal charges are expected to be announced.
According to the Chicago Tribune, both parents left behind a trail of arrests and financial problems in Illinois.
Deborah, who worked as a handler at UPS until recently, was placed on supervision in October 1998 after she plead guilty to misdemeanor endangering the life of a child. She admitted leaving two young sons, then ages 2 and 3, home alone for 8 hours on March 13, 1998 when the family lived at a Naperville apartment. Prosecutors brought her back into court in 2001 after they said she failed to comply with counseling and parenting classes. She later complied.
Adolfo Gomez is currently unemployed. He was released from a stint in prison in January 1984, where he served less than 3 years for burglary and theft convictions. He later was arrested three times by police in Bartlett, Glendale Heights and Lombard on suspicion of driving intoxicated.
Gomez then pleaded guilty to a November 2007 DUI in Lombard in which his blood-alcohol level was tested at .138, above the legal threshold of .08, court records show.
The librarian at the middle school the 13 and 14 year-olds attend told FOX Chicago News that they often frequented the library, and described the children as sweet and extremely well-mannered.
prevent all that whining and those annoying bathroom stops--
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CHICAGO (FOX Chicago News)
A suburban couple is facing criminal charges after two of their five children were found bound and blindfolded by the family's vehicle in Lawrence, Kansas.
Deborah and Adolfo Gomez, of west suburban Northlake, were arrested Wednesday on two counts of child abuse and five counts of endangering a child.
The children are aged five through 15. Police say the two youngest, ages 5 and 7, were found bound and blindfolded in the family's Chevy Suburban SUV that had been parked in a Wal-Mart parking lot since Monday. The vehicle had no license plates, according to police.
Police say the family was traveling to Arizona to see relatives when their SUV developed mechanical problems on I-70 and they stopped in Lawrence.
A customer called police from inside the store saying they saw a child in the parking lot with his arms tied behind him sitting next to a van.
The vehicle was surrounded by police while the mother was shopping inside the Wal-Mart. They say the father resisted when they tried to enter the vehicle, and they used tasers to subdue him.
Authorities in Lawrence are making temporary arrangements for all five of the children, while the parents are held at the Douglas County jail.
As for any injuries, the police made no mention of any in their statement, the local paper reports that medics examined family members at the scene and no one was taken to a hospital.
A Wal-Mart spokesman told the local paper that it is reviewing surveillance video and will provide any relevant video to the police.
Their landlords told the Sun-Times that he is surprised by the allegations, describing the family as "devout Christians."
A bond hearing will be held for the Gomez's Thursday afternoon where formal charges are expected to be announced.
According to the Chicago Tribune, both parents left behind a trail of arrests and financial problems in Illinois.
Deborah, who worked as a handler at UPS until recently, was placed on supervision in October 1998 after she plead guilty to misdemeanor endangering the life of a child. She admitted leaving two young sons, then ages 2 and 3, home alone for 8 hours on March 13, 1998 when the family lived at a Naperville apartment. Prosecutors brought her back into court in 2001 after they said she failed to comply with counseling and parenting classes. She later complied.
Adolfo Gomez is currently unemployed. He was released from a stint in prison in January 1984, where he served less than 3 years for burglary and theft convictions. He later was arrested three times by police in Bartlett, Glendale Heights and Lombard on suspicion of driving intoxicated.
Gomez then pleaded guilty to a November 2007 DUI in Lombard in which his blood-alcohol level was tested at .138, above the legal threshold of .08, court records show.
The librarian at the middle school the 13 and 14 year-olds attend told FOX Chicago News that they often frequented the library, and described the children as sweet and extremely well-mannered.