A couple is facing charges that they neglected five children, some of whom were found in soiled diapers in a gated-off area of their home in Woodstock, which was in deplorable condition. Jeremy D. Ruffin Sr., 35, of Woodstock, was arrested on Thursday after a warrant was issued for his arrest. Ruffin Sr. failed to […]
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6 months in jail for Harvard father convicted after child found severely malnourished, within days of death
A judge sentenced a father to six months in jail after the man’s 6-year-old child was found “severely malnourished” in Harvard in 2020 and doctors said he was possibly days from death. The Harvard Police Department and the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) responded on November 17, 2020, to the 100 block of […]
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Harvard father pleads guilty in case of child found severely malnourished, within days of death
A father has pleaded guilty after his 6-year-old child was found “severely malnourished” in Harvard in 2020 and doctors said he was possibly days from death. The Harvard Police Department and the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) responded on November 17, 2020, to the 100 block of Shawnee Lane for a well-being check. […]
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3 years in prison for Harvard mother convicted after child found severely malnourished, within days of death
A judge sentenced a mother to three years in prison after her 6-year-old child was found “severely malnourished” in Harvard in 2020 and doctors said he was possibly days from death. The Harvard Police Department and the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) responded on November 17, 2020, to the 100 block of Shawnee […]
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Harvard mother convicted on charges after child found severely malnourished, within days of death
A judge has found a mother guilty of several charges after her 6-year-old child was found “severely malnourished” in Harvard in 2020 and doctors said he was possibly days from death. The Harvard Police Department and the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) responded on November 17, 2020, to the 100 block of Shawnee […]
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90 days in jail for Wonder Lake father that strangled one of his children, who were found living in horrid conditions
A father has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for strangling one of his children, who were all found living with rotting garbage, animal feces and no food in Wonder Lake. Jason Lamb, 40, of Wonder Lake, was charged in November 2020 with several counts of child endangerment, aggravated battery of a child, aggravated […]
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Bond reduced for Harvard mother whose child was found severely malnourished and ‘within days of death’
A Harvard mother who was charged after her 6-year-old child was found severely malnourished and “days from death” had her bond reduced by more than half on Tuesday. Both parents are now out of jail. Margaret A. Wisner, 48, and William S. Wisner, 40, were both charged with aggravated domestic battery, reckless conduct causing great […]
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Parents charged after child hospitalized, found ‘severely malnourished’ in Harvard
A mother and father were charged after their 6-year-old child was found ‘severely malnourished’ in Harvard and had to be taken to the hospital. The Harvard Police Department and the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) responded around 2:26 p.m. November 17 to the 100 block of Shawnee Lane for a well-being check. Harvard […]
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Father allegedly choked one of his children, who were found living in horrid conditions in Wonder Lake
The parents of four children have been charged after police say the father choked one of the children, who were found living with rotting garbage, animal feces and no food in Wonder Lake. Jason Lamb, 37, and Jennifer Lamb, 36, of Wonder Lake, were both charged with several counts of child endangerment and reckless conduct. […]