State alleges starved 10-year-old boy was victim of child torture

“Through the course of the investigation, it is definitely clear that both defendants participated in the neglect and physical abuse of this child, and it appears from evidence that their intent was to make sure that he was not known by the community, and that when he died, there would be no one that paid […]

Third suspect charged with abusing ten-year-old starvation victim

SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::A third family member has been arrested and charged with abusing a ten-year-old Griffin boy who authorities say was severely starved, physically abused and imprisoned in the family home. Ethan Washburn, the victim’s 20-year-old step-brother, is accused of committing what authorities described as numerous violent attacks. According to two arrest warrants issued […]

Parents of starved ten-year-old boy charged with abusing his four younger siblings; bond hearing continued until June

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Tyler and Krista Schindley, the Griffin parents charged with starving their ten-year-old son, have been charged with four additional counts of cruelty to children involving four more of their children. Griffin Police Department Investigator Jodi Spears identified both Tyler and Krista Schindley as “primary aggressors” who abused their ten-year-old son by […]