Parents Abandoned Son At Courthouse, Dad Told Cops, 'They Were Going To Take Him Anyway'

[Sugar Cookie]

Livingston County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed on Wednesday, July 16, indicate that Jeremy A. Lamp, 36, and Jessica A. Lamp, 31, have been charged with child neglect.

A probable cause statement filed by the Chillicothe Police Department revealed that on Tuesday, the Lamps were at the Livingston County Courthouse for a mandatory drug screening. They had brought their son with them.

A Children’s Division employee noted that while Jeremy’s test came back negative, Jessica’s came back positive for methamphetamine usage. The parents were told that they could either choose to have Jessica stay outside of the home, have Jeremy and the child stay outside of the home, or have the child stay with a relative as a result.

However, law enforcement officials said none of these options suited the Lamps, who elected to just abandon the child without clothes, food or infant care, at the courthouse.

Chillicothe Police said they were able to locate both Lamps at the Hedrick Medical Center later that day, where they were taken into custody. During an interview with investigators, Jeremy said he left the child because the way he looked at it, “they were gonna take him anyway.”

Investigators noted that both Jeremy and Jessica showed no remorse for abandoning the child. Both also have previous convictions - Jeremy of assault, driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident and possession of paraphernalia, and Jessica of child endangerment.

‘They were gonna’ take him anyway’: Parents charged for abandoning child at Missouri courthouse

Two parents have been charged with abandoning their child at a Missouri courthouse.

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[HEREIBE22]

To be completely honest, I don't put much weight in the words of CPS workers... I have seen a lot of case where they parents were arrest because CPS was covering their ass.

 

[BuffettGirl]

Damn...

 

[DamagedGoods]

Honestly? At least they didn't just take him home and beat, torture or neglect him to death. At least they left him where he wouldn't go unnoticed.

 

[thuumpr]

Hmmm....

Me thinks they gave the courts an excuse to take the boy.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

These two did the baby a favor because they do not give a shit about this child.

 

[thuumpr]

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These two did the baby a favor because they do not give a shit about this child.

Has she been eating what she's trying to feed us?

 

[Rebooto]

His hand looks as if he's beaten someone recently

 

[cubby]

The whole crowd in that picture looks like extras on The Walking Dead. I'm glad they left him, he was probably much better just wandering around by himself as opposed to being with those two drug zombies.