9 year old flies from MN to Las Vegas with NO ticket

[mysteriew]

Wow, yes smart little guy. I can't imagine my son doing any of that. I would say he must fend on his own a good amount of the time.

I just can't figure out how he got pass screening. When my family of 4 goes through they are like right on top of us. First you show ID, then go through the metal thing and show your tickets.

I am quite concerned about this airport.

The best way for a kid to do this is to get in line close behind a family group. The larger the group the better. Then when he goes through the line to say that Mom has his ticket. Since in a family group the parent does usually hold the tickets, someone didn't count the kids as they were coming through.

This kid is either going to own a big piece of the world someday, or we better be scared. Somehow he reminds me of the barefoot kid.

 

[raeann]

News this morning stated that he has had previous incidents of vehicle theft and sneaking into a water park. The article also states that after he was placed into the foster home in Vegas, he became violent and was "hospitalized".

http://www.startribune.com/local/west/226834781.html

 

[21merc7]

no in the article the police contacted his parents. NOthing I've read says he was in foster care or with CPS. He is smart, but I wonder how did he get so street wise at such a young age. Intelligence is one thing, but the confidence to navigate around strangers to that extreme and roam IMO is a learned behavior from a kid that use to fending for himself.

Good to see someone else that agrees. He learned this behavior from someone. All I see is career criminal by age 23, if he isn't shot by then. Not seeing brilliance, just seeing tricky learned behavior for a "free ride" in every sense of the word.

Call me Debbie Downer, but it is what I see.

 

[Hejlena]

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2013/...to-vegas-flight-at-msp-in-protective-custody/

Answers some questions--

Mom worked at the airport and they are investigating whether or not she helped him sneak onto the plane.

Boy said he was going to Vegas to meet an online gaming friend!!!

Four child proectiion calls since December.

Last week stole a truck and was stopped entering I35.

This kid needs some serious help. He may be bright, but it's going to take some work for that brightness and ability to work for him and not against him.

 

[raeann]

It will be interesting to see if mom planned this as a version of a "balloon boy" adventure and that she was hoping to get on the talk show circuit, etc.

 

[Gardenlady]

A wealthy businessman? I wish I were that optimistic about his future.

Well yeah, that's why I said he hopefully gets some guidance and a good school. Otherwise he'll end up on the criminal side.

He's very smart and resourceful. He's only 9, so there is still much opportunity to bring out the best in this kid. I hope there is some intense intervention on his behalf.

 

[jjenny]

It sounds to me that even at 9 years old nobody knows how to deal with him. They can not charge him due to his age. Obviously CPS has not removed him from parents.
But if he stole a car at 9, then he is putting himself and other people in danger.
To me it sounds like he is on the way to a criminal career once he reaches an age he can actually be arrested at.

 

[Trino]

News this morning stated that he has had previous incidents of vehicle theft and sneaking into a water park. The article also states that after he was placed into the foster home in Vegas, he became violent and was "hospitalized".

http://www.startribune.com/local/west/226834781.html

I see this kid as TROUBLE - or IN TROUBLE - even if he's placed in foster care. Stole a vehicle at age 9? Violent enought to be hospitalized? I'm betting on gang activity just around the corner as he gets into his teenage years. My feelings are we'll read more about him as he becomes an adult.

Why wasn't the child arrested in the stolen vehicle incident? It seems to me he should have been in Hennepin County JDC (Juvenile Detention Center) while awaiting a court hearing.

http://www.hennepin.us/portal/site/...toid=be1dae51c3673210VgnVCM10000049114689RCRD

What to do about this child? With his recent history, especially the violent behavior, it's going to be difficult to place him in foster care, yet I hope he's not going back in the non-parenting situation.

What about the other child? CPS might wish to get heavily involved with both children.

 

[burbqueen]

ok this is nuts. this child needs to be removed from his home asap. After reading the article I dont see how this kid has so much free time. A lot of free time!

Oh and I just love how this kid's "adventures" and mental health can be reported about but not zilch about the adults in his life. WTH??? All we know is he comes from a 2 parent home. That doesnt explain anything. 4 CPS calls since December, why?

A kid doesnt just learn how to steal a car on his own. Where would he get that idea from? Take the train? jump on a plane? These seem like very adultlike actions and thoughts.

I sense some serious abuse and/or neglect in his child hood and all kids need to be removed untill there is some clarification.

Ive known street wise kids like this but they learned everything from either a parent or were allowed to roam around the neighborhood with older kids. I had a boy I went to school with that was just like this. His parents let him do what he want and hang out with whom he wanted. He was breaking into cars at 11. He was hanging with 17 and 18 year olds since he was 8.

 

[Trino]

The boy must have been truant from school on both Wed and Thurs. Mpls schools have automated calls - wonder why the parents didn't respond. Tell us more about the 2 parent home. What's the dad doing in all of this? Sounds like the mother works. How old is the other child?

 

[CHERIE.T]

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2013/...to-vegas-flight-at-msp-in-protective-custody/

Answers some questions--

Mom worked at the airport and they are investigating whether or not she helped him sneak onto the plane.

Boy said he was going to Vegas to meet an online gaming friend!!!

Four child proectiion calls since December.

Last week stole a truck and was stopped entering I35.

This kid needs some serious help. He may be bright, but it's going to take some work for that brightness and ability to work for him and not against him.

AHA>>>>>>> therein lies some of the mystery. Mom works at the airport. CPS called FOUR times. Child DROVE A CAR.

This 9 year old is apparently living with no rules, no structure and likely not much care.
CPS do your job before he kills someone or hurts himself driving something else.
imoo

 

[CHERIE.T]

Kind of like the movie Home Alone ....but Home Alone was a movie.

 

[Trino]

I'm guessing the mom was not involved in this stunt, but the child was somewhat familiar with the airport because she worked there. Wonder if she was at work when he got on the plane or if she was at home and the non-parenting dad was in charge. Whatever, neither non-parenting parent appeared concerned that he hadn't been seen until notified by Mpls LE. Wonder what their thoughts were about the kid about to get onto Interstate 35 after stealing a vehicle.

I really want info about the kid's so-called family.

 

[Trino]

He's returning to Mpls tomorrow.

A kid steals a vehicle, hits multiple parked cars, crashes into a police car, then is just sent home? Amazing...

What happened to school for a 9 yr old? His dad said he took the trash out on Thurs, then disappeared. No concern? The dad sounds like he's in left field and is blaming the TSA and Delta.

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2013/10/08/source-boy-stowaway-being-returned-to-minneapolis/

 

[TravelingBug]

He's returning to Mpls tomorrow.

A kid steals a vehicle, hits multiple parked cars, crashes into a police car, then is just sent home? Amazing...

What happened to school for a 9 yr old? His dad said he took the trash out on Thurs, then disappeared. No concern? The dad sounds like he's in left field and is blaming the TSA and Delta.

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2013/10/08/source-boy-stowaway-being-returned-to-minneapolis/

I'm floored that they know their kid sneaks into waterparks (obviously that's where he figured out the tactic for the airport - and then just got lucky not having a fully plane AND not picking a seat belonging to a ticketed passenger, apparently...because surely flight attendants would have noticed a young child alone moving seats b/c someone says it's their seat...?) they know he has stolen a car, hit cars, etc. AND they don't supervise him more. :scared:

How in the world, in the wake of him having just done the car thing days earlier, did they not get concerned about two days of apparently missed school AND him just disappearing?!

Oi vey...

Mom working at the airport may explain his comfort level there. Heck, that could explain the restaurant thing maybe...maybe he's eaten there before or the employee recognized him and so didn't think much of watching the suitcase?

 

[TravelingBug]

I still can't believe this statement:

The family said he hadn’t been seen since Thursday morning.

After all those stunts (and surely FAR more we don't know about) they didn't even report him missing or seem concerned...Nuts. And very sad.

I'm shocked that it sounds like the CPS visits have all just been in the last 10 months (4 since Dec. 2012)

Or maybe they're only trying to indicate perhaps escalating incidents/reports and didn't mean there were none prior.

Somehow with all this I'm shocked no one else would have reported them/him for something prior to just December.

Then again, I'm shocked and horrified at the level of parenting and supervision...

 

[TravelingBug]

Dad calling him a 'charmer' adds some more insight into the boy's personality. If he really is, perhaps he has honed that skill and that helped at security and the gate, etc.

I wonder if it's a case of some very indulgent parents?

This comment:

The dad said staying at a friend’s house is typical for his son.

Makes me think not only lack of supervision and accountability (they didn't even call any friends to see if he'd been seen it sounds like) but maybe the son running the family?

Besides for not being concerned he was gone overnight and just assuming, but not verifying, that he was at a friend's house, it sounds like dad's basically saying it's not unusual for his son to just overnight with friends on school nights (really?!) or to not check in with them. They just assume he's fine (has he charmed his folks too?)

That could all explain his violent reaction and anger at being basically held accountable by people in Vegas. It sounds like he has no boundaries, no accountability, and gets away with a ton without being checked on...plus he pulled off all these stunts, perhaps charming people, and then suddenly his little 'stunt' not only ended up failing once he got to Vegas, but he also then seems to have been placed (logically!) in a place where he wasn't getting that... Well...not a huge surprise he'd act out.

What a MESS!

 

[jjenny]

So the kid stole not just a car, but a huge refrigerated truck.
And drove it. And crushed it. He could have easily killed someone.
Then he took off to Las Vegas. What other proof does CPS need to remove the kid from the home?

 

[HMSHood]

Sounds like the boy comes from a permissive household.

 

[Only4Justice]

Dad calling him a 'charmer' adds some more insight into the boy's personality. If he really is, perhaps he has honed that skill and that helped at security and the gate, etc.

I wonder if it's a case of some very indulgent parents?

This comment:


Makes me think not only lack of supervision and accountability (they didn't even call any friends to see if he'd been seen it sounds like) but maybe the son running the family?

Besides for not being concerned he was gone overnight and just assuming, but not verifying, that he was at a friend's house, it sounds like dad's basically saying it's not unusual for his son to just overnight with friends on school nights (really?!) or to not check in with them. They just assume he's fine (has he charmed his folks too?)

That could all explain his violent reaction and anger at being basically held accountable by people in Vegas. It sounds like he has no boundaries, no accountability, and gets away with a ton without being checked on...plus he pulled off all these stunts, perhaps charming people, and then suddenly his little 'stunt' not only ended up failing once he got to Vegas, but he also then seems to have been placed (logically!) in a place where he wasn't getting that... Well...not a huge surprise he'd act out.

What a MESS!

Good post !!!!! AND remember this is a 9 year old!!!! OMG.


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