Joshua Robb, 8, CA autistic child missing

[Lady Cop]

The Lake Arrowhead parents of an autistic boy have been released from jail after their arrest for tying their 8-year-old to the deck of their foreclosed home, where officials say they were living in a tent.

Ronnie Bruce Robb, 52, and Patricia Ann Calcott, 44, were arrested Aug. 22 at their former residence, in the 1400 block of Sequoia Drive, after a realtor handling the property phoned deputies.

The unidentified realtor reported that the family had been locked out of the house when it was foreclosed and had pitched a tent in front of the residence where they were living.

The windows to the house were open, the caller said, and the family was using its utilities, according to a sheriff's report.

Twin Peaks Deputy Jaime Crispin went to the scene to investigate. According to her report, the couple admitted tethering the boy to the deck with a rope because "he runs away and gets into trouble."

Crispin also reported finding marijuana paraphernalia in the family tent. The deputy arrested the parents and booked them both at Central Detention Center for child endangerment with the possibility of injury.

Lt. Rick Ells of the Twin Peaks sheriff's station said the child was turned over to the countys Department of Children and Family Services for care.

Jail records show both Robb and Calcott have been released from custody, and no formal charges had been filed as of Tuesday.