castilloisno1
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Well I check in every day for news about little Junior! Poor child seems like he never got a chance at life...
Well I check in every day for news about little Junior! Poor child seems like he never got a chance at life...
Really cute pic of Jr on there. Him mom looks very loving. I really hope she had nothing to do with his disappearance.I just wanted to mention that there are at least a few very vocal local people who believe Sheila had nothing to do with Junior's disappearance. I don't remember seeing this #BringJuniorHome FB group page listed here yet: https://www.facebook.com/groups/357021281458765/
The young woman in charge of the page is quoted as a "spokesperson" in this article: http://raycomgroup.worldnow.com/sto...ior-phillips-the-missing-claiborne-parish-boy
She has also posted a long live video about Junior's disappearance elsewhere. In this video, she is adamant that there are facts that family and investigators have not released to the public that give them "very good reason to believe he's been abducted."
[Sorry if those links have already been posted. I don't have time to double-check.]
I think a large part of the lack of interest is due to the fact that his family are drug users and thieves. It also doesnt help that there have been rumors from the very beginning (some of them even communicated by LE) that the family is involved. The mother and family are not pushing for coverage. But I do agree that if this was a white child there would be more interest, even if the family was trash.
This is what pisses me off about these things. If he were a blonde-haired blue-eyed 4 year-old white girl, the entire world would know about him.
Where is the public outrage?
I just wanted to mention that there are at least a few very vocal local people who believe Sheila had nothing to do with Junior's disappearance. I don't remember seeing this #BringJuniorHome FB group page listed here yet: https://www.facebook.com/groups/357021281458765/
The young woman in charge of the page is quoted as a "spokesperson" in this article: http://raycomgroup.worldnow.com/sto...ior-phillips-the-missing-claiborne-parish-boy
She has also posted a long live video about Junior's disappearance elsewhere. In this video, she is adamant that there are facts that family and investigators have not released to the public that give them "very good reason to believe he's been abducted."
[Sorry if those links have already been posted. I don't have time to double-check.]
I've been checking those sites on and off - I wasn't sure if we were allowed to link them but I kinda figured others here have seen them anyway. One reason I don't pay a lot of attention to FB pages is that the majority of "facts" posted by people turn out to be false. And I don't think these pages are exceptions.
I've never seen a case where LE shared private information with the family, including the parents. And exactly what could it be that family members know but aren't sharing with the public that would point to an abduction anyway? Wouldn't they be shouting it out?
It's difficult - no, IMO impossible - to believe that LE believes Rondreiz was abducted but has chosen to keep that fact from the public. Nor do I believe LE and family members are sharing information behind the scenes.
Like I said before I hope the community does keep its focus on searching for Junior but trying to convince people that he was abducted isn't going to encourage people to get out and search. All MOO.
I think it would be very rare to sell a child to a drug dealer. A drug dealer wants money for the trade, they want to earn to cover their costs and the risks they take. They want to try to stay under LE's radar. A child costs money in so many ways, it costs time and energy. A child exchange is extremely high risk. These are the exact opposite things than what a drug dealer would want.
I think for parents in this situation it would also be preferable to spin a tale that the child has gone to visit or live with a distant relative rather than report them missing and have LE sniffing around.
Pit bulls have a bad reputation because of bad people who own them. For the most part they are not people aggressive unless taught.I agree they wouldnt sell him to a drug dealer. They could have sold him to traffickers to pay off a debt though. Or the dealer could have kidnapped him to the same. Im convinced that whoever took him off the property knew him. I just cant see a pit bull letting a stranger in the yard.
Crickets. Sheila Phillips is still in custody so I guess no one was able to come up with bail money.
http://www.claiborne.lavns.org/
https://www.facebook.com/shelia.phillips.9277?fref=search
No news on arraignments, searches, developments... nada. I hope that means something is going on behind the scenes.
I hope so too. This poor little boy....is anyone looking for him?
While we're waiting for news, here's a little info on Nicholas Gilbert, including the original story on the charge he was recently arrested for:
Homer man arrested for theft, other charges
January 14, 2010
The Guardian-Journal
Homer Police have arrested a man for an incident in Homer as well as one connected to a case in Minden.
Nicholas Gilbert, 31, of Homer, was arrested Saturday, January 9 and charged with simple criminal damage to property and theft, with bond on each charge set at $500.
According to reports, police were called to the 300 block of West 3rd Street in reference to a theft. Police say Gilbert allegedly took a pipe and water faucet from the West 3rd residence. Tools were also found at the scene.
Police say the pipe and the faucet were recovered and photos of the damage were taken and entered into evidence.
Officers Vincent Smith and Darren Norton were the investigators in this case.
He was transported to the Claiborne Parish Detention Center for booking. Later, he was charged with attempted use of access device card as theft and illegal possession of stolen things, with bond set at $500 on each charge at the detention center after he was identified from a still frame photo taken from video from a local store in Homer.
Homer Police Chief Russell Mills identified the man in the photo as Gilbert, and Gilbert was arrested and charged with the above charges. The two later charges stem from a case in Minden where a woman’s purse was stolen at the Stage Department Store on Saturday, January 2. Among the items stolen was a credit card belonging to the victim of the Stage incident. Allegedly, Gilbert attempted to use the card at the Dixie Mart #1 in Homer as well as the Pak a Bag convenience store.
http://www.kcwd.com/gj/2010/briefs-2010-01-14.html
http://bab.stparchive.com/Archive/BAB/BAB01212010p10.php?tags=nicholas|gilbert
Other arrests:
1/17/09: Theft, Domestic Abuse Battery.
http://bab.stparchive.com/Archive/BAB/BAB01292009p002.php?tags=nicholas|gilbert
8/13/14: FTA (Failure to Appear) x2 - no additional info. Likely stemming from the 2010 charge.
http://bab.stparchive.com/Archive/BAB/BAB08282014P10.php?tags=nicholas|gilbert
His full name is Nicholas Demarcus Gilbert
DOB: 7/21/78