Father Charged After 13MO Found Trapped In Locked Impounded Car For Nearly 2 Days

[Sugar Cookie]

A 13-month-old boy was found alive after spending nearly two days trapped inside a locked, impounded car at an Eastpointe tow lot. His father is now facing child abuse charges, and questions are being raised about whether police should have done more before the vehicle was towed.

Orlander Linson Jr. is charged with second-degree child abuse. He is accused of leaving his toddler son inside an illegally parked vehicle in Harper Woods last Thursday night. The car was impounded to an Eastpointe tow lot the following day.

The child was inside the vehicle from Thursday night until Saturday afternoon, when Detroit and Harper Woods officers discovered him crying, pinned between a car seat and the passenger door at the tow lot.

Earlier that day, the child's mother went to the Detroit Police Department's Ninth Precinct to report him missing. A detective learned Harper Woods Police had impounded her boyfriend's vehicle and suspected the toddler might be inside.

Harper Woods Police Chief Jason Hammerle said the officer who impounded the vehicle conducted a visual inspection but did not see the child inside. Because the car was locked, it was not thoroughly inventoried.

Linson's court-appointed attorney, Davonne Darby, argued for a personal bond.

"Mr. Linson is employed at the Little Caesars Arena as a security guard. He also is a father of five, and he realizes that this is just a bad decision made in a split second, so we're hoping that he could have a personal bond so that he can adjudicate this case and get back to his family quickly," Darby said.

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Father charged after toddler found trapped in locked impounded car for nearly 2 days

A toddler survived nearly 2 days in a locked impounded car. His father faces child abuse charges and police are under scrutiny.

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I think the tow company should be allowed to pop the locks and trunk ..... if they have any concerns police should assist them in the matter.

The article says he is the father of this child.

Why was he not looking for his kid for those two days?

 

[runninfawn]

and why was the child left by him in a locked car and he didn't attempted to go back to the car overnight to check on the baby??? the car was towed the following day as per article...

 

[Sugar Cookie]

and why was the child left by him in a locked car and he didn't attempted to go back to the car overnight to check on the baby??? the car was towed the following day as per article...

He was with his other baby mama.

 

[runninfawn]

He was with his other baby mama.

well he should be charged with abandonment also as he sure didn't go check on the child or reported him missing... and this " and he realizes that this is just a bad decision made in a split second" well a bad decision made in a split second would be leaving the child and walking away about a 100 ft and turning around to go get the child just to find out the car was gone and him reporting both missing right away... but living a child in a parked car and not checking on the child and not reporting it missing but wait till the child's mother does now that is no split second bad decision.....