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Lincoln County Teen Found Starving, Parents And Siblings Arreste - NewsOn6.com
A 15-year-old boy was found nearly starved to death on his family's property near Meeker. Court filings revealed the child weighed less than 80 pounds.
Investigators say he was forced to live in a barn next to the family home, and on July 12 they found he had a head wound that his father super-glued shut.
“At one point, he had not received any medical attention for them because his parents claimed that doctors were expensive. So, they hadn't taken him to a doctor. So at one point, his dad had picked maggots out of the wounds, and super-glued them shut,” said Assistant District Attorney Adam Panter.
The teen was taken to OU Children’s Hospital, where doctors found he had a stomach full of twigs, leaves and grass. He also suffered broken bones sometime within the past couple of years. Those weren’t his only injures.
“At one point, he says he was shot by his father with a 12-gauge, with birdshot,” said Panter. “Doctors stated that he was likely going to die within a week if he had not been found.”
His father, 34-year-old Jimmy Jones Sr., has been arrested on child abuse and neglect complaints. Investigators confirm Jones Sr. worked as a correctional officer at a private prison in Cushing.
The boy’s step-mother, Amy Jones, and two step-brothers, Johnathan Plank and Tyler Adkins, were also arrested on complaints on child abuse. They failed to report any actions taken at the home. The Lincoln County ADA added there was plenty of food in the home.
Boy found starving, living in barn in rural Lincoln County, Okla.
UPDATE: Starving Meeker teen hospitalized; 4 jailed in child neglect case
Injured, starving teen was 'within a week of death'
Update: 4 jailed on $1.1M in combined bonds in Meeker starving teen case
A 15-year-old boy was found nearly starved to death on his family's property near Meeker. Court filings revealed the child weighed less than 80 pounds.
Investigators say he was forced to live in a barn next to the family home, and on July 12 they found he had a head wound that his father super-glued shut.
“At one point, he had not received any medical attention for them because his parents claimed that doctors were expensive. So, they hadn't taken him to a doctor. So at one point, his dad had picked maggots out of the wounds, and super-glued them shut,” said Assistant District Attorney Adam Panter.
The teen was taken to OU Children’s Hospital, where doctors found he had a stomach full of twigs, leaves and grass. He also suffered broken bones sometime within the past couple of years. Those weren’t his only injures.
“At one point, he says he was shot by his father with a 12-gauge, with birdshot,” said Panter. “Doctors stated that he was likely going to die within a week if he had not been found.”
His father, 34-year-old Jimmy Jones Sr., has been arrested on child abuse and neglect complaints. Investigators confirm Jones Sr. worked as a correctional officer at a private prison in Cushing.
The boy’s step-mother, Amy Jones, and two step-brothers, Johnathan Plank and Tyler Adkins, were also arrested on complaints on child abuse. They failed to report any actions taken at the home. The Lincoln County ADA added there was plenty of food in the home.
Boy found starving, living in barn in rural Lincoln County, Okla.
UPDATE: Starving Meeker teen hospitalized; 4 jailed in child neglect case
Injured, starving teen was 'within a week of death'
Update: 4 jailed on $1.1M in combined bonds in Meeker starving teen case
