IL - Levi (4) and Evan (2) Patillo drown, father arrested, Aug 2018

[MicheleT]

Dad arrested, another man sought in deaths of young brothers, 4 and 2, pulled from river

The father, Eric J. Patillo, 34, may have been using drugs at the time and did not notice when his sons went under the water, the Tribune News Service reported.

Investigators were also searching for Jesse Brandon Linter, 31, whom they believe was with Patillo's sons, the report said.

 

[TennesseeGal]

Precious boys. So sad.

 

[PowMom01]

Poor babies, drugs have stolen two more lives IMO

 

[wendybtn]

Thayer man sentenced up to 16 years in boys’ river drowning deaths

A Thayer father will spend time in prison after admitting he was high on heroin while his two young sons drowned in the Kankakee River. Eric Patillo, 37, was sentenced to 16 years in the Indiana De…

www.chicagotribune.com

16 year sentence for deaths of two sons. Excellent article that explains what happened that day as told by police and lay witnesses.