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Four people arrested in torture case
BY BETH AARON
AVALANCHE-JOURNAL
Four people charged with torturing, beating and starving two teenage boys are behind bars.
Lubbock police arrested 37-year-old Melissa D. Lively, 40-year-old Steve A. Lively, the boys' stepmother and father, in central Lubbock on Friday.
The boys' brother, 19-year-old Jason C. Lively, was arrested in West Lubbock on Saturday.
Steve Lively
A family friend, 20-year-old Kyle B. Sexton, turned himself in to authorities on Nov. 7.
Police tracked Melissa and Steve Lively to a house in the 1700 block of 23rd Street, Sgt. Scott Farmer said.
An officer watching the home saw a car pull into the driveway. He stopped the two people in the car and determined they were not Melissa and Steve Lively. Then Steve Lively poked his head out of the home, the officer recognized him and confirmed both Steve and Melissa Lively were inside the house.
They complied with officers' commands and were arrested without incident, Farmer said.
The next day officers arrested Jason Lively at a house on the 4600 block of 35th St.
Melissa Lively
Melissa and Steve Lively are accused of routinely burning the boys with a battery charger, forcing them to sleep in a closet and feeding them habanero peppers.
Jason Lively is accused of pinching one of the boys with pliers and shooting him several times with a BB gun.
Sexton also is accused of beating and burning the boys.
All four face numerous counts of aggravated assault and are being held at the Lubbock County Jail in lieu of a $100,000 bond, a jail official said. Each charge carries a maximum punishment of 20 years in prison.
According to reports, the boys' siblings choked them, attempted to gouge their eyes out and cut them with knives and razor blades.
The boys had not been to school in over a year, police said. They have been in the custody of Child Protective Services since September.
Jason Lively
The Lively family was reported to CPS after police found one of the boys begging for food outside a convenience store. The boy had bruising around his eyes and cuts on his forearm.
Last week 19-year-old Amy Lively, the boys' sister, told the Avalanche-Journal her brothers had lied about the abuse and said there was nothing unusual about the fights between her siblings.
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Lyle Sexton
This story first appeared on our Web site at 4:09 p.m. Monday.
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BY BETH AARON
AVALANCHE-JOURNAL
Four people charged with torturing, beating and starving two teenage boys are behind bars.
Lubbock police arrested 37-year-old Melissa D. Lively, 40-year-old Steve A. Lively, the boys' stepmother and father, in central Lubbock on Friday.
The boys' brother, 19-year-old Jason C. Lively, was arrested in West Lubbock on Saturday.
Steve Lively
A family friend, 20-year-old Kyle B. Sexton, turned himself in to authorities on Nov. 7.
Police tracked Melissa and Steve Lively to a house in the 1700 block of 23rd Street, Sgt. Scott Farmer said.
An officer watching the home saw a car pull into the driveway. He stopped the two people in the car and determined they were not Melissa and Steve Lively. Then Steve Lively poked his head out of the home, the officer recognized him and confirmed both Steve and Melissa Lively were inside the house.
They complied with officers' commands and were arrested without incident, Farmer said.
The next day officers arrested Jason Lively at a house on the 4600 block of 35th St.
Melissa Lively
Melissa and Steve Lively are accused of routinely burning the boys with a battery charger, forcing them to sleep in a closet and feeding them habanero peppers.
Jason Lively is accused of pinching one of the boys with pliers and shooting him several times with a BB gun.
Sexton also is accused of beating and burning the boys.
All four face numerous counts of aggravated assault and are being held at the Lubbock County Jail in lieu of a $100,000 bond, a jail official said. Each charge carries a maximum punishment of 20 years in prison.
According to reports, the boys' siblings choked them, attempted to gouge their eyes out and cut them with knives and razor blades.
The boys had not been to school in over a year, police said. They have been in the custody of Child Protective Services since September.
Jason Lively
The Lively family was reported to CPS after police found one of the boys begging for food outside a convenience store. The boy had bruising around his eyes and cuts on his forearm.
Last week 19-year-old Amy Lively, the boys' sister, told the Avalanche-Journal her brothers had lied about the abuse and said there was nothing unusual about the fights between her siblings.
To comment on this story:
[email protected] t 766-8713
[email protected] t 766-8717
Lyle Sexton
This story first appeared on our Web site at 4:09 p.m. Monday.
LubbockOnline.com
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— Dems keep Senate leaders, split on House
— Bishops adopt gay outreach guidelines
— Bush Vietnam trip revives Iraq 'quagmire'
— Poll: Most doubt Dems have plan for Iraq
— Firm creates new airport security system
— Man pleads guilty in '84 college assault
— O.J. Simpson to discuss killings
— Cisco banking on A's ballpark pact
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